I am often disheartened by the cold commercialism of society. As I watch the rise of the giant corporations and mega conglomerates, I feel like life in general is becoming less conducive to humanity and relationships and more about flashy advertisements and raking in the money. Those few people running the world don’t just seem to be garden-variety-greedy anymore, they seem to be Scrooge-McDuck-diving-into-a-swimming-pool-of-gold-greedy.
Recently I was walking around a Walmart, my head almost swimming from all the useless stuff trying to attract my attention, when I suddenly had the impulse to go around the store and ask every employee I could find whether they believe Walmart really gives a shit about them as a person, or if they think they are viewed as a replaceable number only. I resisted the urge, but as someone who spent a short amount of time working as a greeter at Walmart, I can almost guarantee that if the employees answered my question honestly, probably none of them would say the corporation gives a damn about them. And that microcosm of Walmart, represents an entire world of similar sentiments.
You are doing your on reaching out and saying hello. Every voice matters. (big smile)
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Thanks 🙂
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Yeah, its bad, society, I think more and more corporations are out to just make money, and dont give a damn about their employees or customers. xxx
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It’s been this way for years. Profits, not people.
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Hearing that this bother other people helps me cope — thanks for doing your part to fight it!
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Glad to help. Sometimes just noticing the problem is a start.
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