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No. I feel like a lot of people aren't parsing the title correctly. IF the purpose of the company. Not the purpose of all companies. Humanity doesn't have p
by meowster 6y ago
No. I feel like a lot of people aren't parsing the title correctly.
IF the purpose of the company.
Not the purpose of all companies. Humanity doesn't have purpose other than what we make of it. We can strive to maximize enjoyment while keeping population flat if we wanted to.
Edit: The title was changed, it was something like: If a company's sole purpose is to grow, then it is no different from a cancer.
- LockAndLol 6y agoWe can but we don't. Our biological drive, coupled with our lack of volition to reason about it, is to reproduce. Most people don't care if pumping out a unit is the worst thing contribution to the planet's environment, they'll do it just because.
- vharuck 6y agoThis idea doesn't grok with falling birthrates in wealthy nations. People don't just live to reproduce. There is a biological drive to reproduce, but it is not unchecked. So the cancer metaphor is apt.
- swagasaurus-rex 6y agoIsland nations have always had to deal with the realities of Malthusian limits.