Another good point of distinction -- they aren't chasing the highest profits, they're chasing the highest short term profits. There is no universe where the cost of a massive failure is less than the cost of proper safety measures for instance, but because the execs don't care about the long run, they'll cut safety for temporary profit. They aren't running these companies to be sustainable, but to squeeze as much value out as quickly as they can.

It's a giant fucking shame, because focusing on the long run would actually be way more employee and environmentally friendly.