> the assumption that people will collectively care about something they don't individually care
This is not an assumption, they'll have to do the right thing when society is properly setup. Can you chose not paying for your car registration? Can you drink on the streets freely (in USA)? It is just a mater of time before we agree that unlimited profit is bad for our future and outlaw it.
> This is not an assumption, they'll have to do the right thing when society is properly setup.
Who is doing the setting up? Some kind of Roman deity?
It's human individuals. If the individuals in a society are selfish then the ones in government will enact a kleptocracy. If they're not, you don't need to force them to do the right thing at gunpoint.
It's the culture that matters.
> It is just a mater of time before we agree that unlimited profit is bad for our future and outlaw it.
What is that even supposed to look like?
The closest realistic example would be stronger antitrust enforcement so that companies didn't get so big. But if the people in a society can't even manage to stop patronizing a company which is screwing them over then how can they be expected to organize enough to cause meaningful antitrust enforcement to happen?
This is not an assumption, they'll have to do the right thing when society is properly setup. Can you chose not paying for your car registration? Can you drink on the streets freely (in USA)? It is just a mater of time before we agree that unlimited profit is bad for our future and outlaw it.