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Clarity comments on Call for information, examples, case studies and analysis: votes and shareholder resolutions v.s. divestment for social and environmental outcomes - Less Wrong Discussion

-1 Post author: Clarity 05 May 2016 12:08AM

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Comment author: Lumifer 05 May 2016 02:51:16AM *  -1 points [-]

divestment will be considered a form of shareholder activism in this article.

That is silly. What, not owning stock of company XYZ makes me a shareholder activist? Oh boy, I'm an activist in SO MUCH of global equity...

divestment is appropriate as a last resort

That's called "We lost. RETREAT!"

Comment author: Clarity 05 May 2016 05:52:18AM -2 points [-]

Look, it's inconsequential.