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Embrace or Unplug

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There's not really any one thing any one person can do to fix everything. Any act to make the world a better place is worthwhile, even if you never even see its effects.

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So do other people, are people with money the only ones allowed to be informed?

Tying economic prosperity to access to information is how you get this shithole the world is turning into.

Edit: Since I've decided not to wait for you to spoonfeed your opinions on this matter I'll just dump my thoughts here:

Your assertion is that journalists have to eat, which is true. It's true of any living being. That's not the main point towards dystopia, the point is that they have to spend a non-insignificant amount of time selling themselves off to the highest bidder just to do so. They can't just be educators and informers, they also have to be salespeople.

That's what's dystopian. It's what's largely dystopian about the nature of life right now. Everyone has to find a way to sell themselves just to get by, because we can't just exist. We have to prove our worth by showing just how much money we can make. To the detriment of the kinds of things we want to provide to others.

A journalist will prioritize what makes money, not what makes the world better, because that's what puts food on their plate and a roof over their head. And that's a tragedy.

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Yeah, its not the CEOs that ultimately make these decisions, theyre just the figurehead for the board. The board being the spokespeople for the shareholders.

Though, even if you replace the image on the right with one depicting a board of directors or a shareholder meeting, it wouldnt be accurate. Theyll do whats in their best interest and no further. Even if it fucks the rest of the world over.

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Climate Summit

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Most of the last 150 years was far too progressive for them, but they were at least alive 50 years ago and able to say "back in my day" even if they were still under their parents wings and had to make no real decisions of their own.

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The probpem isnt that someone suggested it and every shareholder was like "duh, why didnt we think of that?" Its that its the inevitable conclusion of a system where profit is the main (and generally only) determination of success. Individuals within said corporations or shareholders can have other ideals, but ultimately they will be less successful and have less of a say in how things are run.

Capitalism is a winner take all system based on economic prisperity, so those who maximise profit over all else will end up taking it all. You would have to fundamentally change our economic systems to make any kind of significant difference.