Even if, in theory, you can have a static society by forcing everyone to keep doing what they're currently doing--which you can't, because many peoples' busines

Even if, in theory, you can have a static society by forcing everyone to keep doing what they're currently doing--which you can't, because many peoples' business is providing services to new or closing businesses, and any unexpected events will cause cascading effects that your static society can't accommodate--I don't see how that's at all desirable or relevant to real economic issues. And of course the profit motive is central. It's the whole reason why anyone makes products in the first place.