Re:Apple’s profit is always the priority–no matter the cost
by chronofar on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @03:14PM
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Not every, or even most, individuals no, I would hope not. But every for-profit company surely does. No matter whatever bullshit mission they may plaster on their walls, the moniker "for-profit" tells you what the goal is plain and simple, and any high minded ideals will ultimately become subservient to that.
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Re:Apple’s profit is always the priority–no matter the cost
by bduerst on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @04:37PM
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One of the (growingly scant) bonus side-effects of having social media is that consumers now tie brands to their identity.
This means that the brands of traditionally maximize-profits at all cost at least have to make efforts to demonstrably align with consumer ideals, if they want to continue to profit. It's far from perfect but still a far cry better than before.
Re:Apple’s profit is always the priority–no matter the cost
by kelnos on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @04:22PM
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Sure, and that's the problem. While capitalism may be better than the other systems we've tried, it's still not great. I don't think profit should take precedence over many high-minded ideals, but capitalism guarantees that will be the common case.