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Okay, so everyone's weeping and gnashing their teeth over Cassandra Seier's tragic death. Bike accident in the Bahamas, they say. Real shame, offcourse. But let's be real for a second, shall we?
The NYSE is "devastated." Lynn Martin is "in awe." Women in Financial Markets is acting like she personally invented female empowerment. Give me a break.
I mean, I get it. Someone dies young, it's sad. But the gushing tributes? The "tireless defense of principles" and "fierce champion of every single customer"? It all sounds like it was written by a goddamn PR bot. Did anyone actually know this woman, or are they just reading from the corporate script?
Then there's the LinkedIn vomit. "Trailblazer who left an indelible mark," blah blah blah. Jonathan Epstein from International Continental Exchange Tel Aviv practically wetting himself with praise. It's enough to make you puke.
And the scholarship fund? Don't even get me started. Slap a dead person's name on a scholarship, and suddenly you're absolved of all your sins. It's the oldest trick in the book.
Seier ran Women in Financial Markets for, like, 14 years. Okay, cool. But has anyone bothered to check the actual numbers? How many women really made it to the top under her watch? How many boardrooms actually look different because of her "legacy"?
I'm not saying she didn't do anything. I'm just saying, let's not pretend she single-handedly smashed the patriarchy. These companies are still run by the same old dudes, making the same old decisions. A few extra mentoring sessions ain't gonna change that.
Here's a quote from WIFM advisory council member Marisol Collazo: "We'll carry her legacy with us living life to [the] fullest, being bold, and dreaming big, just like she did." Seriously? That's the best they could come up with? Sounds like a goddamn motivational poster.
And what about the NYSE's "global ambitions"? She was supposedly key to attracting overseas firms. But what does that actually mean? More money for the suits? More IPOs for shady companies? It's not like the NYSE is some humanitarian organization. It's a business. And last time I checked, businesses care about one thing: profit.
Look, I ain't trying to disrespect the dead. But I'm also not buying into this sanitized, corporate-approved version of reality. Cassandra Seier was a person, not a saint. She probably had flaws, made mistakes, and maybe even pissed some people off along the way. Why can't we hear about that?
Why can't we hear the real stories? The ones that don't fit neatly into a press release? The ones that actually tell us something about the woman, not just the executive?
Maybe I'm being too cynical. Maybe she really was an amazing person who dedicated her life to making the world a better place. But forgive me if I remain skeptical. I've seen too many of these "tributes" turn out to be nothing more than self-serving PR stunts.
It's sad she died, sure. But this whole "legacy" thing? It's just more corporate BS designed to make us feel good about a system that's fundamentally rotten. Don't fall for it.