[TulliusCicero]

I agree. Now when companies do embark on charitable acts, things that are beneficial to society (e.g. a tech giant pushing for green energy for their data centers), that's great and commendable. But we shouldn't generally expect them to be the ones pushing society forward except for the narrow sphere in which they offer products and services to consumers. The incentives just aren't there, not to mention they lack the power government has to set uniform standards via taxes and regulations.