• chiliedogg@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Let’s say you have an idea for a product that will change the world, but you have no capability to produce it because you’d need access to hundreds of workers and billions’ worth of machinery?

    Even supposing you want to be paid nothing for your invention, how do you get it made?

    You have to have someone else partner with you to do it. But why should they? If nobody is allowed to profit, then there’s no business reason for an existing company to innovate or change.

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        10 months ago

        What official dictionary says profit is theft?

        Profit is money that is kept by shareholders. That money is effectively their wage. If you buy a portion of a company, you normally don’t receive a wage.

        Do you have a retirement or a savings account? Do you consider yourself a thief?