Everything that's going wrong on this planet
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Hardly anyone likes to admit it, but almost all of us have bought something that has passed through the hands of children. Chocolate, smartphones, jeans – somewhere along the global supply chain, child labor is involved. And this in 2025, even though we have long known how brutal it is. Why are children still toiling
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We’re living in an age of contradictions: In Manhattan poodles nibble on organic kale biscuits while children in Somalia count the hours until their next meal. Humanity grows more than enough food to feed everyone on Earth, yet hundreds of millions still go hungry. How did we build a world where the rich scrape leftovers
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Whether it’s Taylor Swift, Lionel Messi or Kim Kardashian — their lives are meticulously followed, idolized and sold millions of times over. But what’s behind modern celebrity culture? How has the entertainment industry turned it into a billion-dollar business? Why does everyone want to be a superstar today — and what does that mean for
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In advertising you see perfect lives — new cars, stylish apartments, designer clothes. And suddenly, you feel that tug in your stomach. “I want that too!” Seconds later, you’re scrolling through online shops as if they hold the answer to your inner emptiness. Welcome to the hamster wheel of modern consumption. I shop, therefore I
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Beauty used to be relative, but today it’s often a product, carefully designed by brands, media and influencers. Cosmetics companies, fashion conglomerates and beauty startups invest billions to sell an ideal — an ideal that’s thin, tanned, flawless and retouched. Filters, Photoshop, targeted advertising: all of this constructs a reality that hardly anyone can achieve.
