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Objectives and incentives are extremely powerful drivers of mass behavior in large organizations. Maximizing profit is a much different objective that contributing to the social good. That is why some functions are best fulfilled by non profits and government.

There world is full of cases where products or services are degraded in order to maximize profit. Has DRM ever made for a better gaming experience? Do clickbait articles result in a better informed public?



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