Whether or not Sam returns, serious damage has already been done, even if everyone also returns. MANY links of trust have been broken.
Even larger, this shows that the "leaders" of all this technology and money really are just making it up as they go along. Certainly supports the conclusion that, beyond meeting a somewhat high bar of education & experience, the primary reason they are in their chairs is luck and political gamesmanship. Many others meet the same high bar and could fill their roles, likely better, if the opportunity were given to them.
Sortition on corporate leadership may not be a bad thing.
That said, consistent hands at the wheel is also good, and this kind of unnecessary chaos does no one any good.
Even larger, this shows that the "leaders" of all this technology and money really are just making it up as they go along. Certainly supports the conclusion that, beyond meeting a somewhat high bar of education & experience, the primary reason they are in their chairs is luck and political gamesmanship. Many others meet the same high bar and could fill their roles, likely better, if the opportunity were given to them.
Sortition on corporate leadership may not be a bad thing.
That said, consistent hands at the wheel is also good, and this kind of unnecessary chaos does no one any good.