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[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 3 hours ago

Wow. Members of the first estate keep letting slip publicly who they really are and how they really feel.

Eventually, the third estate might get motivated to do something serious about it. Something terrible.

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 7 points 3 hours ago

Make the guillotine great again

[–] MushuChupacabra@piefed.world 7 points 5 hours ago

That should be the very last thing he reads.

[–] vane@lemmy.world 8 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

He just described what other bank bosses think.

[–] Eternal192@anarchist.nexus 17 points 8 hours ago

This skinsuit and whatever is inside it are the main reason countries are failing, we have robots without any capacity for humanity in positions to direct our lives, not just in banks, politics, healthcare, security and none of them care about us, we're nothing to them, barely accepted as an annoyance that they have to pay.

[–] Adulated_Aspersion@lemmy.world 42 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

I am very sorry ^that I got caught^

They don't view us as human beings or at the very least equal. Have no remorse for when terrible things happen to them.

[–] fantacyde@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 6 hours ago

Agreed that this is the actual feeling he has.

[–] NABDad@lemmy.world 29 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I've said it before and I'll say it again. The only job that I am 100% certain could be successfully offloaded onto an AI is CEO.

[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 hours ago

I dunno, those Indian call center reps that can speak English but not understand it can already emulate what AI does fine. Both don’t understand what they are doing or saying and just following an obnoxious script.

[–] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 13 points 10 hours ago

Why do you think the US is repealing labor and safety laws? In the world that's coming, human life will be the cheapest resource.

[–] compostgoblin@piefed.blahaj.zone 10 points 10 hours ago

Has he considered replacing saying things with eating shit and dying?

[–] Nacktmull@lemmy.world 25 points 12 hours ago

The problem isn't even this particular pos, its that almost all rich people think this way.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 139 points 16 hours ago (3 children)
[–] undergroundoverground@lemmy.world 26 points 11 hours ago

"I'm sorry the lower value human capital heard me call them that."

[–] khannie@lemmy.world 86 points 16 hours ago

He is sorry. Sorry he got caught.

[–] Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world 4 points 14 hours ago

Whew. Thank goodness that passed

[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 13 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

Seven years guillotine. No trial.

[–] damnthefilibuster@lemmy.world 70 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

CEOs shouldn’t apologize for fireable offenses. They should just be fired.

[–] scutiger@lemmy.world 12 points 11 hours ago (1 children)
[–] MBech@feddit.dk 8 points 10 hours ago

Into the sun

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 114 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

The biggest clue was when they started referring to us as a "resource". We're just another input on their spreadsheet.

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 27 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

I used to work at a place that actually changed the name from Human Resources Dept. to Human Capital Dept. and none of the higher ups could figure out why that pissed everybody off.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 hours ago

Honestly, capital sounds better. Resources are something you comsume. Capital is something you invest with/in. People are just used to being called resources.

[–] errer@lemmy.world 11 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Honestly people being either a “resource” or “capital” still makes people sound like they’re vespene gas or something

[–] ggtdbz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 11 hours ago

Frankly “people team” is one I’ve been seeing and I think that’s disingenuous or condescending or something. I don’t know what I think it should be.

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 70 points 16 hours ago

Who the fuck cares if he claims to be “sorry”? This wasn’t a case of awkward phrasing or poorly chosen words. It’s a reflection of how he thinks, and will continue to think. Even if he loses his job (which he won’t), he’d only be replaced by someone with the same attitude.

[–] Lanske@lemmy.world 19 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I hope he dies in a hotel fire

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 12 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

too kind. he should survive bankruptcy after having his identity stolen.

[–] Lanske@lemmy.world 4 points 11 hours ago

Oh good one! I like it

[–] 4am@lemmy.zip 40 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

They are SO HORNY at the thought of not paying wages.

[–] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 20 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

It's not even that since they usually end up paying more for AI even when it produces far worse results. The rich just hold a contempt towards the working class and would rather the money they'd use for salaries go to their rich tech company friends in the form of AI-use invoices

[–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 5 points 10 hours ago

I had a boss that used to say shit like this. He would say we need to hire someone else to do something because I should be doing “higher value” work. He meant it as a compliment but I always felt it was kinda gross to think like that.

[–] one_old_coder@piefed.social 56 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

"Sorry not sorry that it was recorded." Why do they waste their time asking for forgiveness?

[–] tburkhol@slrpnk.net 47 points 16 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Blackfeathr@lemmy.world 13 points 16 hours ago

The Mario Bros of this world know that these rich fucks aren't being sincere.

[–] crunchy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 40 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Saying the quiet part out loud.

[–] wildncrazyguy138@fedia.io 25 points 16 hours ago

“Sorry I told you what I actually think”

[–] devolution@lemmy.world 24 points 16 hours ago

Sorry he got caught.

[–] Yawweee877h444@lemmy.world 14 points 15 hours ago
[–] hot_mocha_decaf@lemmy.cafe 7 points 16 hours ago (1 children)
[–] ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world 5 points 7 hours ago

I love me some vulgar pagans. They're the best kind of pagans.