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For Profit looks at corporations’ roles from ancient Rome to Silicon Valley: Written by law professor William Magnuson, the book delves into business history and how the function of companies serving society has been forsaken. Instead the function has been replaced with excessive greed and an abuse of power that can have disastrous political repercussions. Corporations, Magnuson writes, “have always and ever exerted an outsize influence on world events.” Henry Ford aimed to produce low-cost automobiles made by well-compensated employees, but eventually his obsession with efficiency turned into an unsettling hold over his employees. Bottom line was not one of Mark Zuckerberg's top priorities when Facebook launched, he initially placed a greater emphasis on growth to widen networks on the platform making the experience of connecting enjoyable. Eventually, engagement on Facebook came at the expense of privacy and has recently been used by some to tamper with elections and to undermine democracy. The book explores why some people nowadays abhor corporations, and why perhaps there are reasons why we should appreciate some more than others.