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Originally Posted by Botnst
The cooperative model would probably be more generous internally than the corporate model but it wouldn't have any incentive to be more generous with external agencies.
Concerning self-interest, I guess that's a reflection of my belief that humans are animals more than they are saints. I do not believe in altruism as a motivator in itself. That is, to give of one's self dispassionately. It maybe more of a definitional issue between us than a real one.
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It probably is because I don't believe in altruism either. Self interest and other interest are intextricable intertwined.
I also agree that internally a cooperative would be more generous but I think that the difference between a cooperative and a capitalist corporation is that the 'legal personhood' of a capitalist corporation is structured to require selfishness of the corporation. There would not no legal requirement to maximize profits in a cooperative so motivations would be far more complex and more closely aligned with the multiple motivations that individuals experience.