Another example of how financial structures and incentives reshape industries: the consolidation of the ski industry under corporate ownership has turned skiing from a diverse, community-oriented pastime into a profit-driven, monopolized, and less enjoyable product — with higher (bundled) prices and operational cost cut driven by profit maximizaiton instead of the health of the sport.
Capital is self-driven. Which also reminds me of this Freakonomics episode: Is Venture Captial the Secret Sauce of the American Economy.