The Blame Instinct

Question 1

How many people have access to a washing machine today?

Answer 1

2 billion

Question 2

Can we lay all the blame of ‘Big Pharma’ on corporate leaders?

Answer 2

No, of course not. There are many overlapping interests involved.

CEO < Board < Shareholders < Retirement funds etc.

Question 3

Were smugglers to blame for the drowning of 4,000+ refugees in the Mediterranean in 2015?

Answer 3

No, the 1949 Geneva Conventions guarantee refugees the ability to seek asylum in Europe. The refugees could pay the price of an airline ticket, but European countries demanded that (Inaccessible) visas be shown in order to buy the tickets (As a way to combat illegal immigration)..

So, excessive anti-illegal immigration measures in the West impeded refugees gaining asylum.

Question 4

How much of the carbon dioxide produced every year is produced by the richest billion?

Answer 4

50%

It follows a Pareto distribution