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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Malmuria" data-source="post: 8856075" data-attributes="member: 7030755">It's not about being evil; it's just that corporations exist to enrich shareholders.  There are all sorts of practices that are good for profits and shareholders that are not good for consumers or workers: price gouging, exploitative conditions, monopolies, deceptive marketing.  It most cases, it doesn't really matter if the company is around long term; shareholders and executives are thinking of what increases profit this year.The business of elfgames is of much lower stakes than banks and energy corporations.  But we've seen paizo and noble knight workers unionize due to workplace condition problems and pay issues, we've seen several companies express interest in nfts, and Wotc has a quasi-monopolistic hold on the hobby in general.  The idea that these companies, even in a relatively small hobbyiest market, will not seek profits at the expense of their workers or their long-term fanbase is naive.</blockquote>