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I'm rather sick of the idea that corporations exist solely to make money. It is a relatively new idea, but is now stated and repeated without justification. C
by MereInterest 7y ago
I'm rather sick of the idea that corporations exist solely to make money. It is a relatively new idea, but is now stated and repeated without justification. Corporations are legal entities, and exist within the framework that is allowed for them. Where that framework promotes poor behavior, it should be changed.
Ethics? Nope, money.
Good art? Nope, money.
Public benefit? Nope, money.
It is a reductive view that assumes that the legal framework is static, unchanging, and aligned towards morally good benefit.
- chrisseaton 7y agoYou can take the money you earn from a company and invest it into the non-profit arts and public benefit if you want to.
- tomnipotent 7y ago> It is a relatively new idea, It's been around for thousands of years. Can find examples throughout history as far back as Silk Road and probably further. What is a relatively new idea is doing things for non-profitable reasons.
- bmm6o 7y agoSince the quoted comment was about corporations, you'll want to focus on the last 400 years.
- tomnipotent 7y agoFair enough. But corporations don't look too dissimilar from any power authority throughout time that's profited disproportionality from labour. Different name, same game.
- bawolff 7y agoWeren't the original corporations basically perishes that had independent assets that were supposed to go to the officeholder instead of normal inheritence-sort of as a legal system hack? While there is a long history of corprate charters being to make money for the shareholders, i think there is a long history of other goals as well.
- throwaway2048 7y agoWe are not talking about the concept of "making money"
- spspispod 7y agoGo to church if that's what you're looking for.