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Totally agree. I think a lot of the "evil" that happens in business is done by well-intended people who make incremental decisions while trying to compete. So
by dhimes 5y ago
Totally agree. I think a lot of the "evil" that happens in business is done by well-intended people who make incremental decisions while trying to compete. Some of them probably make decisions they don't like, but because if they don't their competitors will eat their lunch, they have to.
In my experience, honest business folks don't mind honest regulations. It keeps the playing field level.
- Cipater 5y ago*well-intended people who make incremental decisions while trying to compete May I take issue with this statement? Why do you say they are well-intended when you subsequently say that the intention is to make money? (compete to make money)
- kube-system 5y agoBecause those concepts are not antithetical? We all feed our families somehow.
- dhimes 5y agoI think you can view money not as the end goal, but as the means to accomplish your goal. If I have a goal to help people become educated, I use business as a way to organize resources (including people) to accomplish the goal. Money is necessary to make that happen. Even for open-source projects, money is necessary. I respectfully disagree with Milton Friedman's oft-quoted line, that the purpose of a business is to maximize value for its shareholders, at least if we set value = money.