> or would have their shareholders force the benevolent board of directors out of the company and they would go where the profits were anyway This is an oft-re

> or would have their shareholders force the benevolent board of directors out of the company and they would go where the profits were anyway This is an oft-repeated misconception on Hacker News but shareholders don't have absolute power, profit is not the sole or most important driver of business decisions, and it absolutely is possible to run an ethical, publically-listed company.