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I think you'd have a difficult time finding a for-profit organization where "can we profit" is not the more important question.
by rognjen 5y ago
I think you'd have a difficult time finding a for-profit organization where "can we profit" is not the more important question.
- tyleo 5y agoI agree. If a business can’t make a profit, it’s hardly a business at all. I don’t know that the question is so important as to outweigh the moral consequences of making that profit though. I suspect that to some people it is _just_ as important or more important to feel that they are having a positive impact. For example, I can see a business going without profit for some time if they are trying to align incentives with their consumers. I cannot see that happening indefinitely though. I think (but could be wrong) that given the choice to sell cigarettes and make a profit or run another type of business and _maybe_ make a profit, most entrepreneurs would choose the path that is more likely to benefit the world than the one that will generate the most profit.