GodlessCommie@lemmy.worldM to Late Stage Capitalism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoCapitalism is worse. Kings were chosen by accident of birth. CEOs are chosen through a contest where the most inhuman psychopath wins.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up1536arrow-down115
arrow-up1521arrow-down1imageCapitalism is worse. Kings were chosen by accident of birth. CEOs are chosen through a contest where the most inhuman psychopath wins.lemmy.worldGodlessCommie@lemmy.worldM to Late Stage Capitalism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square30fedilink
minus-squareReality_Suit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up31arrow-down1·2 days agoKings actually used to take care of their subjects, unlike modern capitalists’ CEOs.
minus-squarechonglibloodsport@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 days agoNo, lots of kings were brutal tyrants and/or totally incompetent rulers. The ones who took care of their subjects and who were wise and competent were extremely rare. These were the philosopher kings Plato wanted as rulers.
minus-squareTachyonTele@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down1·edit-22 days agoCEOs take care of thier subjects very well. Thier subjects: $$$
Kings actually used to take care of their subjects, unlike modern capitalists’ CEOs.
No, lots of kings were brutal tyrants and/or totally incompetent rulers. The ones who took care of their subjects and who were wise and competent were extremely rare. These were the philosopher kings Plato wanted as rulers.
By what metric?
CEOs take care of thier subjects very well.
Thier subjects: $$$