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Investors invest in things that make money. If trademark trolling is profitable, they will invest in it. What's surprising?

• godshatter 5y ago
  The complete lack of ethics in the investment community?
  • sonicanatidae 5y ago
    I do not disagree with you, but nothing about humans favors ethics. Human nature, sadly, favors "F-U, I got mine", and when it comes to money, it's even worse.
    • beaconstudios 5y ago
      I don't think human nature favours that, because we were originally tribal, and we possess the capacity for empathy. I think capitalism promotes sociopathy.
      • godshatter 5y ago
        I think it's also a case of "if you're not going to do that, someone else will and eat your lunch". I wonder how much things would be different if far fewer companies publicly traded their stock.
        • beaconstudios 5y ago
          that's part of it though; it's not like engaging in business just makes you greedy (though obviously it does draw greedy/sociopathic people), it's that the mechanisms of capitalism specifically encourage you to be ruthless, either to maximise profits or stave off competition.