Choosing to feed your babies instead of your competitor's babies isn't "mean" it's practical and I don't think anyone can really begrudge it.
Exactly. Most of the time, there is a determined market size and it's the function of the "business" to grab enough of that market to "feed their babies." I suppose you could classify it as mean when you start taking market share for the sake of being #1 with little consideration for your competition. There are many businesses that will sacrifice margin for market, meaning they get nothing to feed any additional babies, but definitely take food out of their competitors baby's mouths. This is bad news for all the babies ultimately. Think Walmart, or Restaurant Depot. Lots of malnourished babies as a result. end baby metaphor now