The only reason this works out the way it does is because certain governments have been corrupted by business interests to the point that businesses don't have to face any accountability for the harm that they cause.

If companies were fined serious amounts of money and the people responsible went to prison if they committed gross negligence and harmed millions of people, the attitude would quickly change. But as things stand, the system optimizes for carelessness, indifference towards harm, and sociopathy.