Corporations Are Not Greedy

I've been reading and writing odds and ends and tids and bits about the seven sins, and I've come to the conclusion that - contrary to popular belief - corporations are not greedy.

And now you're thinking to yourself, "but Michael! This goes against everything you've written! Have you lost your mind? Has the machine gotten to you?!" Trust me, good friend, the machine has not gotten to me, and I've as much mind as I've ever had.

Corporations are just simply not greedy. They are gluttonous, which is something far worse.

Greed and gluttony are nearly indistinguishable in definition, as they are both a desire for personal gain. The difference is that gluttony takes it to excess.

For example. Someone who is greedy will eat more cookies than anyone else; someone who is gluttonous will eat all of the cookies on the table, then all the cookies in the cupboards, then all of the cookies in the store, and will not stop until they've eaten every cookie possible.

A corporation that is greedy will demand greater profits than its competitors; a corporation that is gluttonous will do whatever it takes to make those profits, including layoffs and dubious production tactics.

And to be perfectly honest, I'm not even totally sure where I stand on this whole capitalism issue. While there is logic behind competition creating better products, in a hypothetical communist and technology-driven society, couldn't products be made better for the simple goal of creating better products? Why does capitalism only function on the premise that some people must lose? And greed and gluttony and inflation aside, how can corporations consider only a marginal profit a loss? This mentality is most certainly not for the benefit of society, it can only be a manufacturer's defect.

In conclusion, because I'm not feeling particularly wordy today: up yours, corporate thugs.