[–] 1 point 10 months ago (7 children)

Because Microsoft presented numbers that chuds think sound good, so they will want to buy their shares, pushing the share price up. The people who own shares but know the numbers are fud will shut up because idiots are buying their shares at a premium. The people without shares who know better won't buy shares, which doesn't affect the price, and Microsoft just replies nothing to their questions.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Pahlavi himself iirc never ruled and criticised his father who did, so not sure how correctly he can be characterized as an "autocrat". He might well be genuine. But yes, it's obvious that there's foreign countries who'd much prefer him over the theocracy.

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  • [–] 6 points 10 months ago (4 children)

    As far as I could tell the Shah guy isn't actually intent on becoming a monarch (he was fairly critical of his dad) but wants to help Iran transition towards democracy. How he does that, no clue.

    Still, apparently that guy is the dude most Iranians trust to take over. I say most, but it's still barely 30% iirc; Iranians are pretty disillusioned with their (potential) leaders at the moment.

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  • [–] 6 points 10 months ago (13 children)

    As a shareholder, you are financially incentivised to not question narratives the company presents if they supposedly present the company in a good light.

    Suppose you do ask, the narrative unravels and the share price tanks. Congrats, you've just lost a buttload of money. Why would you do that?

    No, best option is to applaud loudly, tout it in the press and watch useful idiots buy your shares at inflated prices.

    The people who do ask the questions are the people the company doesn't feel obliged to answer.

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