Monday, September 23, 2019

Who is waving Greta Thunberg at us?

Greta Thunberg is a media confection.

Like most sixteen-year-olds, Greta knows not much about anything. But, also like most sixteen-year-olds, certainly myself at that age, she is supremely confident in the belief that she brings searing insights to whatever topic is at hand.

I think it's reasonable to conclude that Greta's insights are not her own, but rather, reflect the agenda of the grown-ups and the PR professionals around her.

If and when she unequivocally states that we cannot go forward under the current economic system, and we need a total society-wide rethink of capitalism, maybe I'll start paying attention.


Until that happens, she's just another side-show.




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