People create value for shareholders because doing so creates value for themselves and their households. Humans brains are wired to hog resources at the expense

People create value for shareholders because doing so creates value for themselves and their households. Humans brains are wired to hog resources at the expense of others. We generally share with our neighbor to the extent that helps us have more in the future. You can't weasel your way out of human nature. Also thinking we can write better laws if we start from scratch is typical hubris from someone who's never really studied Law. Just another variant of the most common SV syndrome.