Few people & few companies are in it for the long haul. With the average college educated person having 4 jobs before they are thirty (rather than 1.5 in the 60s and prior), it is no surprise that people want to make money quickly, then jump when the ship is going down. The same is true in fishing, banking, whatever. The solution is regulation, and unfortunately it is not popular because politicians are also in it for the relatively short run - getting elected and being popular.