I've come to believe that making the world better and making a lot of money are in most cases mutually exclusive. Of course, many people go into business with t

I've come to believe that making the world better and making a lot of money are in most cases mutually exclusive. Of course, many people go into business with the intention of making the world better, but there are numerous turning points in a business where you have to choose between making a positive change and a profitable change--and if you don't choose the profitable change, one of your competitors will. Personally, I decided not to do it--I've made peace with the idea that I'll probably work to retirement age and never be very rich. But I'm not making a moral judgment if you make a different choice--I can only make the choice I have because I'm in a position of privilege that allows me to make that choice. On the contrary, I have more respect for you if you go into this without illusions about what you're doing. The most poisonous thing about Hacker News is that it gives people who are doing reprehensible things an echo chamber of justifications for their behaviors. I'm sure some people will even respond to this comment with such.