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A companies purpose is to make money for its shareholders. If the companies goal becomes anything else, decisions become extremely arbitrary. Perhaps Autodesk
by bgorman 6y ago
A companies purpose is to make money for its shareholders. If the companies goal becomes anything else, decisions become extremely arbitrary.
Perhaps Autodesk should stop supporting car manufacturers who produce internal combustion engines. Perhaps Autodesk should stop support modeling single-use products. Perhaps Autodesk should only support its products being used in countries with "democracy". Perhaps Autodesk should open source all of their software, otherwise Autodesk could be a front for the NSA.
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If people want actual change in the world, the correct solution is to try to shame large companies, smaller companies will just take their place. Instead work on technologies that make "unethical" practices obsolete.
- phkahler 6y ago>> A companies purpose is to make money for its shareholders. As a blanket statement that is false. The purpose is whatever the founder(s) wants. If shares are sold then agreements have to be made which may or may not involve changing the purpose.