> Through this understanding I am able to come to the conclusion that it bad.
I've not commented on whether it's good or bad. I'm commenting about the apparent surprise at their behavior.
> Did Hashicorp's action better the society that granted its charter, or attempt to (and hopefully fail to) better its P&L?
The latter, as is their job.
Like, the very concept of a corporation is ordained by a society to provide benefit to the society, not (just) to the shareholders--otherwise there's no reason to enable its creation. Did Hashicorp's action better the society that granted its charter, or attempt to (and hopefully fail to) better its P&L?
I feel it is not unreasonable to simultaneously think that making some money in a sustainable fashion is a good thing--and at the same time also think that there is real value in expecting a functional moralism out of what are legally persons. I do realize that that is out of step with current (American) jurisprudence, but I also don't much care about that.