It’s done all the time. How many senseless action movies with wooden actors have made a kabillion dollars at the box office? Lots of them!
I don’t understand the sentiment. Any dumbass can buy socks. It’s a thoughtless present. How about get me something I really want?
Your wife/gf cut it up for rags.
They’d just replace him with a clone who has an MBA from business school. The CEOs are just a symptom, not the actual problem.