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As a financial consultant, one of the things we have been increasingly examining when analyzing investments is ESG metrics. ESG stands for Environmental, Social and Governance. Essentially, we score a company by its ethical and environmental considerations and use that as a determinant in whether it is a good investment for our clients portfolios. President Obama signed a bill giving tax cuts to invested capital to the degree they invested in ESG funds, the higher the score of the investment, the more tax credits they get. Trump VETOed ESG updates, claiming it to be "woke" policymaking, but fortunately Biden strengthened ESG investing by increasing corporate taxes but extending ESG tax credits, further punishing companies that don't follow ESG metrics. We're making progress, the E.U is strenghening taxes against invested capital that ignore ESG considerations, but we still have a lot of work to do. Governor Ron DeSantis is even punishing companies for supporting ESG metrics, removing Disney's tax credit for being too "woke". Whilst I agree with DeSantis that what Disney is doing in regards to transgenderism is disgusting, I am worried that this backlash against ESG will manifest in destructive and unproductive ways. This ESG system is how the private prison industry was brought to the ground, ESG driven banks starved them of refinancing, forcing their bond yields up and making it unprofitable to run private prisons. Geogroup and Corecivic filled for restructuring bankruptcy because of this.
I really like this kind of work because I believe I'm doing something good for the world. By discouraging and encouraging certain investments, I can influence the behavior of our corporate jungle. So far, our firm has main focuses when looking at ESG metrics:
1) Environmental considerations
We punish companies to the degree they emit carbon and pollute the environment. This encourages companies to become cleaner, assuming they want cheaper access to capital.
2) Anti-gun
Financial institutions that extend credit to, insure, or even work with, gun companies, get deducted ESG points. The financial industry wants to do to the gun industry what I previously mentioned happened to the prison industry. We will starve any pro-gun corporate entity from capital. We live in a capitalist society and decisions are often made by moneyed interest groups. If the NRA wants to donate to the Republican Party, that's fine, but the NRA has NOTHING compared to the 1/3 of global financial assets invested in ESG funds.... the anti-gun lobby is now far more powerful than the gun lobby, and ESG score-carding will ensure this trend doesn't change anytime soon. I am willing to bet we will see federal gun control in America akin to what we've seen in Europe and Canada.
3) Affirmative Action
I totally disagree with affirmative action based on gender. Women belong in the homes, and specifically, the kitchen. But one thing I do agree with is the promotion of racial and ethnic diversity. I think there is no reason why companies should discriminate against people because they come from a certain ethnic group or because their skin is a certain color. Affirmative action and quotas ensures that companies are not actively seeking out hot white Chads and are extending their reach to Ricecels, Currycels, and Blackcels. It's great honestly. These marginalized groups have been excluded from the scene for too long and they are finally being included in the corporate world. Companies that score too low in diversity get docked ESG points. In other words, if you want capital, be diverse.
4) Anti-Russia
Need I say more? The more associated with Russia your firm is, the more its docked. Companies that have over 50% of their business supplied by or sold to Russia get the lowest possible score... they are boycotted by all ESG funds.
5) Covid-Measures
Companies that do not enforce employee vaccine mandates, encourage indoor masking, or were openly anti-lockdown.... get docked ESG points. There's a reason why companies like the Red Lobster and Jack Asters... companies that were HURT by covid lockdowns... still supported Covid lockdowns. If a company is not actively pro-lockdown, they will be docked ESG points and their bond yields will skyrocket.
So what does all this mean for incels?
I'll tell ya
Imagine if discrimination against incels because a reason for consultants to dock ESG points? Imagine that. Imagine if we could slide in pro-incel ESG metrics under "anti-bullying" or "affirmative action" policies.
I believe affirmative action is already a pro-incel policy... it ensures that white Chads don't always get the position over Deathniks who otherwise would be left out to dry. Affirmative action is a beautiful policy, and to the extent that it helps ugly deathnik men as opposed to gays and toilets... I think it's great. I believe the same can be applied to ugly men. Perhaps if being ugly ever gets constituted as a DISABILITY... we can use affirmative action policies to help incels. Affirmative action does help people with disabilities, and I think there's a great way to advance our case.
I really like this kind of work because I believe I'm doing something good for the world. By discouraging and encouraging certain investments, I can influence the behavior of our corporate jungle. So far, our firm has main focuses when looking at ESG metrics:
1) Environmental considerations
We punish companies to the degree they emit carbon and pollute the environment. This encourages companies to become cleaner, assuming they want cheaper access to capital.
2) Anti-gun
Financial institutions that extend credit to, insure, or even work with, gun companies, get deducted ESG points. The financial industry wants to do to the gun industry what I previously mentioned happened to the prison industry. We will starve any pro-gun corporate entity from capital. We live in a capitalist society and decisions are often made by moneyed interest groups. If the NRA wants to donate to the Republican Party, that's fine, but the NRA has NOTHING compared to the 1/3 of global financial assets invested in ESG funds.... the anti-gun lobby is now far more powerful than the gun lobby, and ESG score-carding will ensure this trend doesn't change anytime soon. I am willing to bet we will see federal gun control in America akin to what we've seen in Europe and Canada.
3) Affirmative Action
I totally disagree with affirmative action based on gender. Women belong in the homes, and specifically, the kitchen. But one thing I do agree with is the promotion of racial and ethnic diversity. I think there is no reason why companies should discriminate against people because they come from a certain ethnic group or because their skin is a certain color. Affirmative action and quotas ensures that companies are not actively seeking out hot white Chads and are extending their reach to Ricecels, Currycels, and Blackcels. It's great honestly. These marginalized groups have been excluded from the scene for too long and they are finally being included in the corporate world. Companies that score too low in diversity get docked ESG points. In other words, if you want capital, be diverse.
4) Anti-Russia
Need I say more? The more associated with Russia your firm is, the more its docked. Companies that have over 50% of their business supplied by or sold to Russia get the lowest possible score... they are boycotted by all ESG funds.
5) Covid-Measures
Companies that do not enforce employee vaccine mandates, encourage indoor masking, or were openly anti-lockdown.... get docked ESG points. There's a reason why companies like the Red Lobster and Jack Asters... companies that were HURT by covid lockdowns... still supported Covid lockdowns. If a company is not actively pro-lockdown, they will be docked ESG points and their bond yields will skyrocket.
So what does all this mean for incels?
I'll tell ya
Imagine if discrimination against incels because a reason for consultants to dock ESG points? Imagine that. Imagine if we could slide in pro-incel ESG metrics under "anti-bullying" or "affirmative action" policies.
I believe affirmative action is already a pro-incel policy... it ensures that white Chads don't always get the position over Deathniks who otherwise would be left out to dry. Affirmative action is a beautiful policy, and to the extent that it helps ugly deathnik men as opposed to gays and toilets... I think it's great. I believe the same can be applied to ugly men. Perhaps if being ugly ever gets constituted as a DISABILITY... we can use affirmative action policies to help incels. Affirmative action does help people with disabilities, and I think there's a great way to advance our case.