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Not direct ownership. He means through pension schemes, indirect dependency.


Those can be viewed as tools by the elite to control the capital of the plebes. Who runs/controls those funds?

My knowledge of the insides of Tesla's governance highlights this. The requirement of index funds to invest fixed amounts in in companies allows CEOs to exert more board control and avoid "investor activism" for things like "roman salutes".


> Who runs/controls those funds?

The uber rich elites, either directly or through "friendships". And that's my point.




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