That just goes to show that investors should be kept as far as possible away from the actual running of a company. Mel Brooks had the right idea.
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Well, its a size issue. Obviously whoever owns the company decides what it does. On account of owning it. I own ENP, and I decide what it does. Investors buy shares, so they own the company. Therefore, they get to decide what it does. If investors can't decide what the things they own do, then is it OK if you can't decide what happens to your car or your house?
I mean, I get that this is a hypothetical issue. Nobody is disputing the right of investors to make decisions about their property. They're suggesting that investors aren't the best informed people to make those decisions. I understand that. But, in the end, it is their property, not ours. They can do what they like with it, whether we think it's a good idea or not.
Ferrousbones
Artificer
It has been at least 10 years since I saw it, but there were researchers doing physical violence experiments (subjects doing violence to inanimate objects) to see if people tended to feel more, less, or the same level of aggression afterward.
From what I recall, individuals who didn't feel aggressive before committing the acts reported feeling aggressive afterward, and individuals who did feel aggressive before the acts reported no change. I think the added aggression was stated to last 20-60 minutes after the acts, but it has been too long for me to be sure.
I do remember that virtual acts of violence were part of the research, but I can't remember any details on the effects to subjects. At the same time, it has been discovered that non-physical interactions are processed differently in the brain, so we can't extrapolate the physical to the non-physical.
Generally speaking, I believe the people working at a company are better suited to making decisions about that company – at least when we're talking about a company with a multitude of institutional investors. A single owner or a small group of owners with a direct interest are a different matter, but in those cases they are often also workers at the company.
I don't know if you've heard of the time Mel Brooks (who was an uncredited producer on the movie) held a screening of The Elephant Man for various people who had invested in the movie. Some of them had issues with the movie and wanted things changed. Brooks' response was "We are involved in a business venture. We screened the film for you to bring you up to date as to the status of that venture. Do not misconstrue this as our soliciting the input of raging primitives."
As to your analogy of a car or house... at least in the case of a home, there are limits to what an investor can do. If I rent an apartment, the owner can't just walk in as they please. There are limits to what they can do with their property, and I as a tenant have a fairly large degree of control over what happens to the apartment.
Itch has apparently updated their creator FAQ with the following guidelines to things that are verboten:
Some might think "good, I don't want any of that nasty business being sold." I'd like to point out that A Song of Ice and Fire, a series of books that have gotten some critical and commercial acclaim, checks at least six of those items (non-consent, underage, incest, rape, sex trafficking, extreme harm). So I'm guessing the next step is Mastercard cutting Amazon off?
Some might think "good, I don't want any of that nasty business being sold." I'd like to point out that A Song of Ice and Fire, a series of books that have gotten some critical and commercial acclaim, checks at least six of those items (non-consent, underage, incest, rape, sex trafficking, extreme harm). So I'm guessing the next step is Mastercard cutting Amazon off?
trappedslider
Legend
and barns and noble...then walmart...then second hand book sellers
The Firebird
Commoner
It sounds like itch is using an overly restrictive definition to me...we don't know the behind the scenes of course. But they are probably scared of being cut off and there is some uncertainty so being as safe as possible.
I highly doubt "containing" is the real restriction here, so much as "supporting". But the latter is subjective, and when you're afraid, you are cautious.
Jd Smith1
Hero
GoT (the books) did not depict those acts. Yes, Jamie slept with his twin sister, but never actively in the readers 'view'.
There's a huge difference between depiction and reference.
Rystefn
Explorer
This is absolutely incorrect. The books depict a lot of those acts. The books 100% include graphic "on-screen" depictions of Dany, as a minor, being raped by Drogo, for example. So you can take one off, I guess, since as far as I recall, the incest stuff was only ever stated as fact, not directly depicted. But the other five are.
Jd Smith1
Hero
Not in phonographic detail. But in any case, it is the written word. What is on that list, among other things, is kiddie porn.
