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Another factor is executive headhunters. Their incentive is to maximize CEO comp because they get a % of it as a fee. They often participate in structuring the pay package so they will promote it to the candidate. It's not unusual to pay the fee out over time so that it is contingent on the person staying. But that also opens the door to earning a higher fee if comp increases--say, by the value of shares increasing.
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Hey look at this

* The Insidious Elitist Upshot of Behavioral Economics https://jacobin.com/2024/08/behavioral-economics-exxon-valdez-elitism/

* Apple Repaired My iPhone Screen, but Now My Social Media Account Is Banned https://www.finnvoorhees.com/words/banned-iphone (h/t Gregory Charlin)

* "Eradicating Hepatitis C with Bio-Terrorism" - DEFCON 32 https://kolektiva.media/w/uvD1wWTRoh7HEto8zeSswr (h/t ⁨Mixæl Laufer⁩)

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#15yrsago Conservative California legislator gives pornographic account of his multiple affairs (including a lobbyist) into open mic https://www.loweringthebar.net/2009/09/open-mike-likely-to-close-out-legislators-career.html

#15yrsago Shel Silverstein’s UNCLE SHELBY, not exactly a kids’ book https://memex.craphound.com/2009/09/09/shel-silversteins-uncle-shelby-not-exactly-a-kids-book/

#10yrsago Seemingly intoxicated Rob Ford gives subway press-conference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbcETJRoNCs

#10yrsago Amazon vs Hachette is nothing: just WAIT for the audiobook wars! https://locusmag.com/2014/09/cory-doctorow-audible-comixology-amazon-and-doctorows-first-law/

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My ebooks and audiobooks (from Tor Books, Head of Zeus, McSweeneys, Beacon, Verso and others) are for sale all over the net, but I sell 'em too, and when you buy 'em from me, I earn twice as much and you get books with no DRM and no license "agreements."

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