[ahofmann]

I think this is a unlikely outcome. The CEOs will hire more personal security and the company will pay for it. The job of a CEO is to maximize profit of the company, this is written in their contracts. So this is what they will do.

[WorkerBee28474]

It's not that clear cut. Leaders have known and written for millennia on how tenuous their grasp is.

See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damocles#Sword_of_Damocles

[exe34]

that just means they will be prisoners in their own lives. no more just walking down the street, exploring places by yourself, meeting friends at small coffee shops at short notice - now they need to spend on security, always wait for them to check out the place first, always looking over their shoulders for traitors. it's the sort of thing that's driven kings mad.

[kelipso]

They are not robots and they are not following an algorithm. They have plenty of flexibility and creativity to maximize shareholder value.

[exe34]

They're also easy to freak out - even Mr. Free Speech Absolutist got shaken by the news.