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So you think we should spend our political capital fighting CEO pay when cutting it to zero will have zero effect?
I see this notion a lot on social media, the idea that we can fight on every front. We cannot. Political capital is money, or battlefield assets, if you will. You only have $X to spread around, punch where it counts.
It doesn't matter how righteous your cause. For anything one wishes to accomplish, there's power and money that does not wish that thing accomplished.
The young say, "We can fight everything, everywhere, all at once! We have energy and morality on our side!"
The old say, "Ain't got the energy. Kick 'em in the fork."
More of this black and white thinking as though multiple things can't be tackled at the same time or consecutively. ๐ Way too common here. You don't have to ignore or deny one problem just because there are bigger problems.
Your response is exactly what I'm trying to address.
Spend energy fighting where it counts.
Yes, there's an infinite amount of energy to be spent in social media commentary, not so much IRL.
And your response is exactly what I'm trying to address. Too many people take a black and white this or that approach. Again, you don't have to ignore or deny one problem in order to focus on a bigger one.