You haven't proven that this is UNIVERSALLY the case. Your original beef was with the abstract concept of "business champions". It is entirely possible for some businesses to be good and some to be "bad".
I look at all of these examples you've shown me, and my conclusion isn't that "business champions" are bad, it's that "slave labor" is bad. We can easily compartmentalize that, and even outlaw it.
More fundamentally, businesses are just associations of people, just like non-profits, or clubs, or churches, or government agencies. All play a part in society to produce the standard of living most of us enjoy. If your beef is with those that live in poverty, consider that the poverty rate is the lowest it's ever been — GLOBALLY.
The only reasonable blanket argument against all businesses is the argument that central planning yields better outcomes, and therefore all businesses are bad, and "business champions" are net negative to society. It's a coherent argument, but not one that I agree with.
I don't have proof that it's universally the case. I expect it pretty much is, but if you have any counter examples please share them. I'd love to see something that would make me feel less bad about the world.
Could you explain what you mean by "We can easily compartmentalize that"?
(Slavery/forced labor was just what I decided to google quickly. You could also look at environmental damage from mining, fossil fuels, shipping, flight, etc)
I look at all of these examples you've shown me, and my conclusion isn't that "business champions" are bad, it's that "slave labor" is bad. We can easily compartmentalize that, and even outlaw it.
More fundamentally, businesses are just associations of people, just like non-profits, or clubs, or churches, or government agencies. All play a part in society to produce the standard of living most of us enjoy. If your beef is with those that live in poverty, consider that the poverty rate is the lowest it's ever been — GLOBALLY.
The only reasonable blanket argument against all businesses is the argument that central planning yields better outcomes, and therefore all businesses are bad, and "business champions" are net negative to society. It's a coherent argument, but not one that I agree with.