With a return visit to Whole Foods I had an energized conversation with several of the checkout people. Ever loyal, they defended Mr. Mackey. Of course they did. After all who the hell am I?
Personnel in shorts with a teasing tongue.

But what few know is that A Whole Food was a restaurant and SaferWay was a food buying commune. Do you think Mr. Mackey knew? Yep so do I. But then his company is only a distributor. They select and sell. Although some would say that has only a brand name value. In that case his theft is complete.

but this is the way of capital and ideas. Theft is okay. You can’t steal from someone who wants to change the world. You can’t steal from someone who makes new ideas and introduces them into the world. Or so say the disciples.

It’s easy to steal from those who want to make a better world. Make big changes not just profit.

So that is what Mr. Mackey learned. That is what any good capitalist is supposed to do. Profit from someone else’s ideas. Use their idealism for your better world.