Corporate Profit Motive

The cluster revolves around discussions of how for-profit companies prioritize maximizing profits over societal good, ethics, or altruism, with sarcasm, defenses, and criticisms of this behavior.

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Sample Comments

beaconstudios Dec 31, 2021 View on HN

Companies do what's profitable, not what's good.

rmc Dec 6, 2018 View on HN

Maybe the problem is profit-driven companies...

amenod Jul 7, 2013 View on HN

Companies mostly care about making money, not being beneficial to human race. (not passing judgement, just observing)

stalfosknight Sep 12, 2023 View on HN

How dare a profit-seeking corporation want to make money!

redmen May 5, 2022 View on HN

It's a pity companies seek profit above all else?

alexeisadeski3 Mar 1, 2014 View on HN

Sounds like you're saying that companies should only do things for profit - but only if it's actually profitable :)

jfrunyon Nov 9, 2020 View on HN

... do you really expect a company, whose entire goal and motive is maximizing profit, to waste their profits? Because if so this conversation is not worth continuing.

dunstad May 24, 2019 View on HN

Sounds like the profit motive has some significant issues.

LightBug1 Sep 23, 2025 View on HN

Aren't they a profit motivated company?I'm not necessarily saying that's a bad thing. But it inevitably means they will not always be aligned.

scarface_74 Mar 29, 2025 View on HN

You mean for profit companies only do things that are in their self interest? I am shock!