Less Scroll, More Soul & What We Can Learn from Big Tobacco and Big Oil
Joel Pennington draws parallels between Big Tobacco, Big Oil, and Big Social, arguing it's time to take public health impact seriously—and to rediscover real connection in local community spaces.
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In the 1950s, Big Tobacco knew its product was bad for health. Instead of doing the right thing, they launched a campaign to deny the data and discredit scientists.
In subsequent decades, Big Oil knew its product was causing climate change. It also chose to deny the data and discredit scientists.
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