When it came to CEO's I was one of the worst.
I'm nearing the end of my life, and have sent a file and an anonymous complaint to the CRC, about myself. I know the Pax Humanis will come soon to end me. I've already sent my security away so they will find no resistance when they come in.
Why did I do this? Because as I've grown older, I've gained something. A conscience.
I deserve the punishment they will put upon me, and maybe, save these people from corporate rule.
To any who read this please know.... I'm sorry. -- Anon Guest
When the rich get old, they start to think about their respective afterlives. Most of them invest small amounts of their total wealth in palliative charities, things that make them look good in the public eye but do very little to actually fix all the problems their prior venality had caused. Small things that only make their fellow wealthy citizens feel better about their lifestyle.
Things like investing in a small-effect technology that will only ever be available to people who can afford it, and not the people who need it.
This old man actually thought about what could make things better. Not just to make things look better. He thought long and hard about the evils he had done to this world... and reported himself to the CRC. Full confession. Then he handed all his financial holdings over to them.
After that, he simply sat back and waited for the inevitable. He had enough to last him for a year at most. He guessed he didn't have that long.
The ships turned up in orbit in a week. The agents began enacting changes within the next day. The enforcers did not arrive. They continued to not arrive for a month. Two months.
Then someone in a uniform arrived, and he offered his wrists for cuffs. "You took your damn time," he said. "What is it? Therapy? Re-education? A fair trial and an execution?"
After some confusion and another confession, he learned that his age was taken into account. He would not be getting any bonuses for the CRC, but he would be getting basic care and accommodations. It was a great step down for him, but the last thing he expected to get.
He was even more surprised to learn that his particular soul-searching actions were rarer than rare.
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