John Donne: “No man is an island”

Aside from occupying Wall Street, Vancouver, Washington amongst other states and many parts of Europe and around the world, the movement is occupying my mind and certainly bringing conversation to the topic of inequality.

When I first saw news of hooligans protesting on Wall Street over a month ago, I thought it was a joke; maybe a few broken windows, a few arrests, and there you go. But they’ve stayed there, spread and gathered support – over $200,000 raised, the bulk of which came from donations under $75.

They’ve won over my interest, and the attention of many. Although they lack professionalism and coherence in their views, in my opinion it would be naive to brush this ‘Tea-party’ movement off. If not only because they’ve captured the attention of so many. Commerce is a social science and we don’t only live in this world but also need to do business in it. Likewise with CSR & Sustainability, if the focus on inequality becomes so strong, then corporations will gradually find it profitable to develop CSR regarding inequality.

Check out how this new TED talk, a medium of expression for many important ideas, views inequality.