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Banks and pharma comments are for sure trash. Weapons... Also trash. The idea is to dominate and that's what you pay extra for. These are all industries I have personally worked for or my wife has.
The media is going to tell you the truthiest thing that gets clicks for engagement so that's basically true.
This is mostly tin foil hat except the government bit at the bottom that is legit trying to fuck us all (I worked for them too).
Edit: Your word of the day is "verisimilitude". Or alternatively "specious".
No..
Banks make a ton of money from debt.
Pharma makes a ton of money treating symptoms.
Weapons cannot be sold if there are no wars to use them in.
If you actually take a minute to think about it logically you'll see where the profits come from
Edit: it's not that they're doing it intentionally to ruin our lives. But they are doing it intentionally, for profit. And the intentionality to follow the profit is what's making the standard of living worse for everyone