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[s1artibartfast]

Why do you think that reducing salaries has nothing to do with profitability?

Why is keeping salary in check valued? Simply for the sake of cruelty?

[gruez → s1artibartfast]

>Simply for the sake of cruelty?

"because cruelty is the point" was a pretty common refrain in political discourse last year, so at least some people believe that.

[s1artibartfast → gruez]

I didn't buy it in that context and I don't buy it in this context either.

It just seems to hey disingenuous and thoughtless saying to avoid actually engaging with a topic in good faith

[Apocryphon → s1artibartfast]

More like, cruelty is easy and cost-effective.

[s1artibartfast → Apocryphon]

Cost effective at doing what?