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If it is bad for Nintendo to make more profit on less employees, does that mean that construction companies should stop using backhoes because you could employ more people and get less productive work done?

After all, if a man with a shovel and wheelbarrow does the work of 20 men digging with their hands, a man with a backhoe does the work of 20 men with a shovel and wheelbarrow, and there are hundreds of thousands of backhoes in operation in North America we could ensure everyone in North America who wanted a job could have a job if we simply eliminated the backhoe, shovel and wheelbarrow ... right?

In the real world, if you're not wasting resources those resources can be put towards more productive pursuits and (since the overall production is higher) everyone benefits in the long run.