Regarding the too-narrow focus of meme-complexes (such as corporations but other meme entities as well) on profit: I just came across this relevant caution:
Don't be seduced into thinking that that which does not make a profit is without value. - Arthur Miller, playwright and essayist (17 Oct 1915-2005)
Leisureguy
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