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by Psychoticmormon 3606 days ago
Capital and finance isn't evil. It is a tool, a unified currency to allocate resources. A tool is apathetic to the motivation of the hand that wields it.

Machines for logging = capital

labor = capital

software = capital.

A VCs business model is that of investing and profit. It's not altruistic, its a business. As such it is interested in profit. There are other methods to raise capital for a business but a VC may be a better option.