I was told that ooh heaven is a place on Earth.

I’ve been seeing Everett True beat people senseless for months now. It’s kind of nice seeing him get a taste of his own medicine.

Bad capitalists, yes. The trend of “maximize profit this quarter at the expense of everything else” is a recent (meaning a few decades old) idea.

Once upon a time the boards of publicly traded companies could think long term and sacrifice short term gains without getting fired by shareholders. When a large firm prioritizes long term success efficiency still matters but so do things like building reputation through quality and retaining talent - the things sorely missing from publicly traded firms today.