• FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today
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    4 months ago

    If a dropout from Harvard starts a company doing literally anything then I would like to invest, please.

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          4 months ago

          Yeah, but you’d be profiting from a platform that has repeatedly enabled genocide and other human rights violations, election fraud and the like. And Zuckerberg shows no sign of ever letting them stop as long as it continues to drive engagement and therefore be profitable.

          Do you really want that blood money?

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            4 months ago

            If you’re basing your financial decisions on moral standings there’s going to be a lot of companies you can’t invest with. I’d argue that in order to be successful you have to unfortunately invest with unsavory people and companies.

            Some of the most profitable companies in the world will be Banks that hid Nazi gold, companies who underpay their workforces, and manufacturers who use child labor in China.

            Obviously I wouldn’t invest with them, but I also don’t have any money to invest. You find me a morally aware investment banker, should be a fun search.

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              If you’re basing your financial decisions on moral standings there’s going to be a lot of companies you can’t invest with

              Obviously.

              I’d argue that in order to be successful you have to unfortunately invest with unsavory people and companies

              Whereas I’d argue that that’s a poor excuse for knowingly profiting off of suffering.

              Some of the most profitable companies in the world will be Banks that hid Nazi gold, companies who underpay their workforces, and manufacturers who use child labor in China.

              Which is why people who value ethics higher than wealth hoarding try to not do business with those companies when it’s avoidable.

              You find me a morally aware investment banker, should be a fun search.

              By definition impossible since stock trading is inherently immoral as it’s a fake wealth casino for the rich with (usually negative) real world consequences for everyone else.

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          4 months ago

          I mean, over a career, that’s practically trivial. The $300-500k you pay in tuition can quickly be recouped when your starting salary is in the $200-400k range and only goes up from there. You’ll be doing far better as a Harvard grad than a trade school apprentice. And if you’re an aspiring SCOTUS judge or Fortune 500 CEO, there’s few places that offer you better prospects. After that, the sky’s the limit. 1000% ROI is conservative.

          But just getting into Harvard requires a certain exceptional resume and social standing. Bush getting into Yale and Kennedy getting into Harvard are less the exception than the rule. The MBA is just the way you signal to people not immediately familiar with you that you’re “in the club”.

          But if you run off and spit in the face of American Imperialism, clearly someone at the Harvard admissions board made a mistake.