Accumulation of a very potent greenhouse gas has stopped.

[Igel]

2. Ultimately, corporations are legal fiction.

Behind corporations are people. Often they make decisions based on simply not getting in trouble, not getting fired (on the one hand) or showing how great they are and that they *can* do something outrageous, brave, or daring (on the other).

It's really hard to say, "If I do this, I'll lose my job, but it's the ethical thing." It's much easier to say, "I don't want to lose my job, so I'll find a way to view this as ethical." In so doing, we sell out our ethics. The group you're afraid of offending will proclaim that you've "grown" or "evolved" or "repented"; the group you don't care about will say bad things about you, and you simply won't care because they're not responsible for keeping you employed.

Pretty much the same for thrill-seekers. Those who push the edge for greater income, attention, doing things that might be harmful just because they think they can and they'll be considered important.

Sniveling or risk-seekers, both extremes are harmful, and corporations like pretty much every organization winds up emphasizing each.