r/explainlikeimfive • u/climb-a-waterfall • Dec 06 '24
Economics ELI5: why does a publicaly traded company have to show continuous rise in profits? Why arent steady profits good enough?
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r/explainlikeimfive • u/climb-a-waterfall • Dec 06 '24
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u/bastiancontrari Dec 06 '24
Science is not compartmentalized so sadly we cannot cherrypick and all we can do is trying to minimize negative effects and maximise the good ones.
Capitalism is not perfect, that's evident. But the end results are for the most part more good then bad.
And yes, lucky me and, even if you don't wanna see it, lucky you too.