I'm usually baffled whenever companies do a long term face-plant for the sake of short term profit. Really goes to show that what academics like to theorize about capitalism isn't reflected in reality. Sure the system might work with people interested in long term gains but it very obviously is run by people that want short term gratification and in general just more of whatever they already have. Mostly that means money, because swimming in money still is not enough for these people.

Loot boxes and streaming are the best examples, the companies could have had a thing where they just print money. All they had to do was to moderate themselves a bit and not extort the customer for the last cent. But no, insane amounts of cash flow/profit are not enough, it needs to be ludicrously insane amounts. And after that some more.

[–] billy_bollocks@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

You forgot complacency and apathy

[–] be_excellent_to_each_other@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Fair enough, but I think we'd be doing pretty good if we eliminated corporate greed and racism.

[–] kamenLady@startrek.website 2 points 1 year ago

Complacency and apathy like to hang around with corporate greed and racism quite often, so i heard.

There might be a chance of eliminating four ghouls with one spell.

[–] Holzkohlen@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

Duh, we live under capitalism. Racism can be overcome (not in this lifetime tho), but the greed is built into the system.

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Honestly most of my problems in life have much to do with the fact that rich Southerners halted the Reconstruction in order to maintain dominance over the poor

[–] be_excellent_to_each_other@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

So both!

Good Ol' Andrew Johnson.