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> Just common sense. People invest in companies to get more money, not to lose money. There are exceptions, they are very rare, especially for public companies.
by tablespoon 5y ago
> Just common sense. People invest in companies to get more money, not to lose money. There are exceptions, they are very rare, especially for public companies.
Yeah, that's why investors invest, but you (like many people) are forgetting that society allows companies to exist in the first place: to provide social value and increase the general welfare. That's not measured in how much money a company makes for its investors.
If an employee finds themselves working for a company that's hurting society, their primary duty is to stop that harm, not to be circumspect of the investor's profits.
- asteroidbelt 5y ago> If an employee finds themselves working for a company that's hurting society, their primary duty is to stop that harm, not to be circumspect of the investor's profits. An employee may report the violation of the law to the authorities, but generally employee should not be the authority themself. Especially, when their view on what is harm is very subjective.