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It's reasonable to expect that of people, but why of companies? Isn't a company like Amazon's moral compass guided solely by legal obligations?


You are probably right in the sense of what-is, that Amazon's moral compass is guided only by legal obligations. That does not make it what-should-be. Companies are groups of people. Decency is not erased when a corporation enters the picture.

Corporations exist for the benefit of the society that grants them their charter and that charter can--and should--be revoked when the corporation acts against the best interests of that society. We do have that power, but we've forgotten about it.


Companies are just a group of people. Companies don't do anything, people do and then use companies to try and shield themselves from blame.




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