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> No one is forcing them to retire

> shift their goal from making a great profit to making a great social impact

who says they will shift?

I'd be willing to bet that at least some of them would. Instinctively I would also guess that it would lead to a better outcome on average, but as I'm less certain about that which is why I would like to see it tested out.

No one did. They are free to do as they please.

Great profit and great social impact are not mutually exclusive

True, though I do think great profit is not possible with _maximal_ social impact (unless hoarding cash serves to restrict total consumption and thus limit climate impact).

Then just look at Elon Musk's and Bill Gates' projects. One is weaning us off hydrocarbons, the other is curing disease.