There are innumerable examples of people pursuing quality, efficiency and work satisfaction, over profit. We exist on a news site where one of the most upvoted

There are innumerable examples of people pursuing quality, efficiency and work satisfaction, over profit. We exist on a news site where one of the most upvoted articles is about reading Hegel. I'd invite the author to imagine a world where someone can take pride in having a clean and efficient shop, for the joy of it. Did the author write their article with the intent of some kind of "value-increasing"? And, what is the "value" we are increasing? Maybe I want to run a shop that enables my local community members to not have to travel to the next town over for sanitary items - even if they are bulky and don't make a huge profit. Maybe what I value is seeing kids come into my store and purchasing that one icy-pole they like, that I've stocked for years. Or maybe wanting just a few more dollars, is the only way.