Talking to billionaires and multi-billionaires. That skill has a job title - development. Funny word for what seems to be shaking rich folks down for donations. Is there a job title for talking rich folks into changing systems that cause harm?
(I am thinking through things in terms of $ and climate change because the narratives around natural disasters and billionaire friends of Putin have gotten scary for kids. Quick disclaimer/double down - I don’t care about cows. Humans all the way. CO2 as proxy for human suffering.)
Maybe graphics like the one below inspire people to pursue that career path.
My kids look at the above chart and decide that the most bang for the buck would be in becoming a whisperer for the world’s wealthy. One of my kids’ friends socializes in her sleep. She does homework with the phone on speaker with another kid tapping away, sneezing and breathing on the other end. I have never seen her enter a room solo, nor any gaps in her social calendar on a Sunday.
Her mom …
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