"People are really suffering these days. There's a lot of corporate triumph and a lot of personal despair as they wonder what are they working for."

People, Corporate, Despair, Suffering

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"People are really suffering these days. There's a lot of corporate triumph and a lot of personal despair as they wonder what are they working for."

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