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I'm not going to argue any more, because you don't see my point. I'll reiterate once more, in your example: any entrepreneur who wants anything, whether it is
by brc 15y ago
I'm not going to argue any more, because you don't see my point. I'll reiterate once more, in your example: any entrepreneur who wants anything, whether it is a cure for aids, a colony on another planet or just to build a gigantic Hearst castle to show off must first create profits. Thus profits must be their first and primary motive. You can say you did it for whatever reason, but you can't dismiss making a profit as the fundamental purpose of the activity. Everything else flows from the first objective.
- rictic 15y agoSuppose I am craving a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Suppose that a spreading knife is an essential and irreplaceable requirement to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Would you say that my first and primary motive, and fundamental purpose is obtaining a spreading knife? I don't think it's at all deceptive or muddle-headed to say that I'm really just hungry for a sandwich.