The problem is, shareholders can do something cooperatives cannot - they can operate at a substantial loss, effectively indefinitely, with the knowledge that th

The problem is, shareholders can do something cooperatives cannot - they can operate at a substantial loss, effectively indefinitely, with the knowledge that they can get their profit by selling the share. Amazon, for instance, ran at a net loss for much of its history. I don't know how a workers cooperative would manage this. Secondly, in capitalism, capital is concentrated among a small number of people, who are often friends. Shareholders therefore often help with raising further capital, since they are always from the capitalist class. So a worker's cooperative won't be as good at raising funds.