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_factor on April 18, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Meta Llama 3

It’s a shame it can’t just be giving back to the community and not questioned.

Why is selfishness from companies who’ve benefited from social resources not a surprising event vs the norm.

JLCarveth on April 18, 2024 | [–]

Because they're a publicly traded company with a fiduciary duty to generate returns for shareholders.

_factor on April 19, 2024 | | [–]

The two are not mutually exclusive.

neverokay on April 18, 2024 | [–]

If it was Wikipedia doing this, sure, assume the best.

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