tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563864.post110316593737326727..comments2023-05-14T06:49:24.162-04:00Comments on Aaron's Random Thoughts: A Vile State of AffairsAaron F Stantonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00225660326730792867noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563864.post-1103181057439641822004-12-16T02:10:00.000-05:002004-12-16T02:10:00.000-05:00However, stockholders have an important power: As...However, stockholders have an important power: As the true owners of a company, they can have a degree over the direction the company takes. Since I don't buy many of the things I consider psychic toxin, they will not be profiting from me. In the meantime, I would hope to be able to work to steer the company away from making poison. It might bring the value of the stock down, which would be reducing my investment, but it hurts the big players more than it hurts me. In the meantime, it helps society.<br /><br />A pyrrhic victory is still a victory.Aaron F Stantonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00225660326730792867noreply@blogger.com