A little bit of thought derived from the movie

Mercedes 2022-03-22 09:02:17

“Still here.”

Great respect. Fighting for those who you don't know personally and fighting against the rigged system, amid pressures from all dimensions of life (work & career, family & marriage, friendship...) really takes a lot of courage, persistence and faith. I was jerked to tears by the movie many times, and the journey of the male protagonist was too easy.

In front of a huge system/big company, the power of one person/small group of people is really too weak and too weak. How can I make my voice heard + ideas accepted? This is even true between me and my uni, a person's voice and ideas are too light and insignificant in front of the school; and it is very difficult to inspire others to join you - I don’t know if it’s human nature. Most people are either too lazy or too indifferent (for example, if they feel that this initiative cannot directly affect themselves, they don’t care about fighting for it).

The more I think about it, the more my heart is filled, the problem feels unsolved.

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Dark Waters quotes

  • Robert Bilott: The system is rigged. They want us to believe that it'll protect us, but that's a lie. We protect us. We do. Nobody else. Not the companies, not the scientists, not the government. Us.

  • Teddy Bilott (3-5): What's a hooker?

    Sarah Barlage Bilott: Where did you learn that?

    Teddy Bilott (3-5): He told me that Mary Magdalene was a hooker.

    Charlie Bilott (11-12): What? She was.

    Teddy Bilott (3-5): You're supposed to say prostitute.