[mjr00]

> business is not about profit.

Have you ever run a business? Literally all anyone cares about is profit. When I talk to potential investors, banks for loans, even the government for grants, all they're interested in is cash-on-hand, revenue, projections, and expenses. I have never once had a bank ask me if I was bettering the lives of my employees when applying for a loan.

I'm not saying it should be this way, or defending capitalism here, but until there's massive changes to the Western economic system... yes, businesses are about profit.

[blibble]

> Have you ever run a business?

yes

> Literally all anyone cares about is profit.

I would agree there's a lot of people that this is the case for

but it is not everyone

if my back was up against the wall I would rather shut down than e.g. dump PFAS into watercourses (3M style)

or fly-tip

or use AI