Corporations seek profits. They do so in different ways, with different biases and cultures. Some are a net positive on the world. Some are a net negative. Thi

Corporations seek profits. They do so in different ways, with different biases and cultures. Some are a net positive on the world. Some are a net negative. This is a false abstraction: "they are capitalistic with morals and ethics that try to align best with whatever cohort will attract the most profit by doing so." One step more accurate is would be "THEY THINK will attract the most profit." This reflects personalities. One more step more accurate is that a corporation is a network of people, most of whom don't care about corporate profits. If I were an engineer at Microsoft, I don't see why I'd care how much I helped or hurt Microsoft's bottom line. I'd care about: 1) Having fun 2) Getting paid myself 3) Getting promoted / setting myself up for future job opportunities Those sorts of motivations apply to everyone, right up through the CEO. I work at a not-for-profit where people DO care (myself included), and I've worked at start-ups, where there was a mix. Big corporations are an abstraction. Microsoft, for about two decades, led to a lot of harm to the world and very little good. If Microsoft didn't make Windows 95, we'd have OS/2, NeXT, QNX, Amiga, or something else. It didn't do much innovating. It was just sort of a big parasite, sucking money out of the economy, and lobbying for corrupt laws. Today, it's just like any other megacorp.