We all live in a world that is shared by all of us yet get lost in our own realities. As social media and technology become an integral part of our lives, they infuse themselves into our daily routine, in which not only are we living in our surroundings but our mind, through this virtual world, carves our own visions of reality, detaching us rather than connecting us to others. As I had the opportunity to watch the documentary The Social Dilemma this week and learned more about how unethically social media is designed and its manipulative powers into using customers as objects for ad impressions rather than serving its true purpose of connecting us, I was drawn to the lack of stewardship within private corporations. As I am exploring impact investing, I was naturally agitated at the fact that private businesses are simply extracting profit without considering the implications on the community. It has come to a point where a tree is worth more dead than alive.

To further explore the depths of this issue, I researched how the Biden presidency, a current event within our political climate, is looking to shift this notion of businesses being responsible simply to their shareholders (individuals who have invested) versus to their stakeholders (people, ideas, environments, objects involved within the growth of the company). I was relieved that this presidency is looking to shift the focus of businesses away from simply profit to more of a leadership role in transforming society, wherein the government is not the only welfare system in place and private corporations can take on some responsibility.

Through these discoveries, I was able to simply become more knowledgeable in the political side of this field and the work atmosphere I will eb entering upon joining the workforce.