Honestly nowadays industry seems to be just about maximizing stock value through hype and CEOs are basically hired just for that. Like all stocks are meme stocks now, profits be damned because you can always do some accounting maneuver, and as long as stock goes up you're all getting your bonus.

I wonder if my impression that this has increased a lot in the last decades is correct, and what would be the impact of this on the whole "stock market as indicator of economy" thing.