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You don't have to welcome them, just don't tell people they're not welcome.
Besides which, they didn't say they support profits over human welfare. They said that corporations will always maximise profits.
Yes, they could have delivered this pearl of wisdom in a more digestible tone, but what they said is true nevertheless.
Its a bit silly to think that a company would leave potential profits on the table.
Being from Reddit is fine but I will absolutely be telling some people that they are not welcome here.
How do you decide who is welcome?
There is actually an established process for this. We have rules. If you think someone has contravened the rules you report them and then a moderator decides whether that person is in fact welcome.
In fact, telling people they are not welcome is probably a contravention of the rules in many communities.
Legend has it that in USA its literally illegal to leave profits on the table.
For publicly traded companies this is absolutely the truth.