I'm increasingly of the opinion that corporations are an elaborate scheme to provide some people with money and status without them actually providing value to society. Mainly the MBA class. "You know what this rowboat with two people rowing and six managing needs? Another management layer." Leeches like McKinsey are right at the heart of it.

If you add enough indirection and shared responsibility, the most atrocious outcomes become palatable.

Another way to view them, is as slow AIs directly driving the sixth mass extinction event.