Completely agree to that. They still are profit based, but what is not in capitalism? They do the best they can. Profit is made following an ideal, and is not given to shareholders that didn't worked not even one minute in their life. I think is important to sustain cooperatives in this economy: I don't see a proper revolution coming soon, so I think sustaining the social and solidarity economy can be a good way to foster a transition towards a more environmentally and socially sound society.
I like them. I understand that they aren't perfect but they don't need to be. They just need to be better than the alternative, and they sure are.
In my humble opinion, not liking cooperatives under capitalism feels like a "it's not a perfect utopia therefore we'll just stick with the hellish situation we have now".
I'm happy that you got this opportunity, comrade! Best of luck!
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