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Are companies supposed to be democracies? PG being hypocritical I guess.

Power stems from the consent of the governed, whether the powers that be respect it or not. Employees don't vote for specific policies, but they vote for who they want to work for, and the candidate they pick always wins.

Corporate history of the 20th and 21st centuries would strongly suggest that the power of corporations actively does NOT stem from the consent of the employees.

There are no governed here, especially in a right-to-work culture. Saying people vote for who they want to work for because they can vote with their feet is a bit like saying if you don't like your dictator, just move out of Venezuela. Reality is significantly more complicated than that.

Depends on the degree of freedom the governed have. I'm pretty confident a lot of them would get an offer way above average salary at any of the top 50 AI companies. Hell even the French government told Altman he'd be welcome in France.

I think it's a lot easier for most people to find a new job than to move out of venezuela.

Democracy only when the vote goes in favor of the interest of leadership / moneyed interests.

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