Comment Re:So, the other side? (Score 1) 422
Isn't "enlightened self interest" the whole fucking point of capitalism?
No, making as much money as possible is the whole point of capitalism. And if you screw over others to make more profits said profits are yours, while the costs are public. It's a classic tragedy of the commons, and it's slowly but surely destroying the entire system. A welfare state could manage the damage, but is currenly unfashionable, and frankly it seems the society is going - if it hasn't already - over the tipping point where the vicious circle of poverty leading to damaged infrastructure leading to economic problems and more poverty can't be stopped anymore.