Hacker News: ghlaoophttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=ghlaoopHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Sun, 08 Nov 2026 16:26:11 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by ghlaoop in "The Gordon Gekko Effect: The Role of Culture in the Financial Industry [pdf] (2016)"]]>Gekko is the lead character and therefore the protagonist. Antagonists are faceless bureaucrats and later his mentee.

The Corleone family is also who viewers identify with in The Godfather.

Contrast with an Eastwood western, where he is the good guy or a guy better than the rest or at least with consistent morals.

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