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smeggysmegtoday at 7:48 AM2 repliesview on HN

The most successful businesses are often the most harmful forces in society. There's a lesson there.


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lemageduragetoday at 8:28 AM

And another lesson: we define business success by how much money they make, not by how beneficial they are to society.

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latexrtoday at 10:07 AM

The lesson is that the general definition of success is warped. Say instead, for example, “the most profitable businesses are the most harmful to society”. One word change. Decouple “success” from being rich.