One difference between for-profits and non-profits is that the worst case scenario for a for-profit is going out of business. The worst case for a non-profit is unintentionally causing harm. Someone mentioned that there aren’t a lot of historians in EA—I wonder if this is because the history of attempts to do good is discouraging.
One difference between for-profits and non-profits is that the worst case scenario for a for-profit is going out of business. The worst case for a non-profit is unintentionally causing harm. Someone mentioned that there aren’t a lot of historians in EA—I wonder if this is because the history of attempts to do good is discouraging.