> Profit as the excess retained by or on behalf of capital owners > capital owners There it is, the "not when we do it" qualification. Just as I suspected, v

> Profit as the excess retained by or on behalf of capital owners > capital owners There it is, the "not when we do it" qualification. Just as I suspected, very predictable. Profit is when you're bringing in more money than you're spending. Whether you are labor or a "capital owner", profit is profit. When an animal gets more calories from their food than they spent to get it, even that is profit. Here's wiktionary's definitions: > (accounting, economics) Total income or cash flow minus expenditures. The money or other benefit a non-governmental organization or individual receives in exchange for products and services sold at an advertised price. There's no "capital owners" qualification in this or any other common definition: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/profit https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/profit https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/profit https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/profit