By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 13/06/2026So the *real* standard isn't "make as much money as possible," it's "*try* to make as much money as possible." And here again, there's no objective way to evaluate managerial performance. Target made a lot of money by selling Pride merch...until they didn't. 13/ 2340
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 13/06/2026Do we fire the Target C-suite because they failed to anticipate that 2024 would mark America's transition into the chuddocene, an era in which selling Pride tchotchkes makes you cucked and soy and, you know, *gay*? 14/ 1320
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 13/06/2026Whether it's "make as much money as possible" or "*try* to make as much money as possible*," shareholder supremacy can only be evaluated with the aid of a crystal ball...or a time machine. 15/ 1270