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Re:Children with cancer scammed out of millions fundraised f... by nickpp on Tuesday December 16, 2025 @10:33AM (#46289815)
I lived under the very system this principle enabled and I can tell you that without the profit motive we were cold and starving since there was no motivation for people to work and sew clothes or grow food.
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Re:Children with cancer scammed out of millions fundraised f... by tiagod on Tuesday December 16, 2025 @10:56AM (#46290131)
I didn't write "nothing needs to be profitable".

I live under a system where even very expensive treatments are covered by the state using taxpayer money, and I'm not starving. Sometimes you need to optimize for human dignity.

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