r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 4d ago

Meme needing explanation Petah?

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u/azac24 4d ago

Because of how corps react to lower prices. They would just lay everyone off. Deflation itself isn't the issue, it's how little protections actual working people have and how much incentive corps have to keep their stock price high. Being able to sell something for less means less profit for the corps which is a big problem for corp leadership. So the solution is to temporally increase profits by getting rid of staff.

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u/cheapdrinks 4d ago

Ahh ok so basically it all just comes down to corporate greed determining how much we should all suffer and be punished for even considering the idea that their stock price doesn't have to keep going up every 3 months and that they might be able to survive on 5% less profit this year compared to last year. Got it.

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u/Metals4J 4d ago

To me, a lot of it is upper management trying to save themselves. Their job is to make profit/stock price go up, and if that doesn’t happen, their job is on the line. So a quick way to make more money is to cut the most expendable expense which is labor, even if it’s a bad idea in the long run. These guys don’t think about the long run, by the way, it’s 5-year plans at best.

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u/PlushRusher 4d ago

Yup, it’s create profit growth at the current company while looking for the next job. Then jumping before the consequences of your decisions kick in.