• TotallyHuman@lemmy.ca
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    10 months ago

    Corporations serve society, not visa versa. If lighter measures do not work, nationalize 'em all. (Many lighter measures have not yet been tried.)

    PP would be worse, though.

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      10 months ago

      In my experience corporations serve their shareholders (and maybe board and executive s).

      • Kecessa
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        9 months ago

        Their point is that it’s the corporations job to serve society, not the contrary, and if they don’t do their job (like you said) they should be nationalized.

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          9 months ago

          We might live better if this were true (maybe not), but it is not at all their job. Neither is it our job to serve them.

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            9 months ago

            If it’s not their job to help society then why should we let them exist?

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              9 months ago
              1. You are free to not spend money there
              2. If you took this logic and turned it around, i could see an argument saying the moment you stop helping society why should we let you exist

              I agree that in the best interests of having a pleasant place to live, or elected officials should force them to sell at not so great a profit. I feel like “they shouldn’t be allowed to exist” is a poor way to put it.