My rant about business people in the media

My rant about business people in the media 

Intro: This is another rant that's been a long time coming. The reason I didn't talk about this sooner is because my knowledge on business is limited and screw it, I want to talk about this. If I got any information wrong, then I stand corrected. 

Is it me or does Hollywood portray businessmen in a negative light? Can anyone who’s reading this think of ten businessmen in movies or TV shows that aren’t heartless douchebags? When they’re about to fire or kill someone how many times do you hear them say the famous line its not personal it’s just business? When you see a businessman on screen do you think he’s the villain? This is an example of what you watch can affect your mind, I’m sick of seeing businessmen as the next Gordon Gekko or Mr. Scrooge. The fact that Mr. Trump is our President doesn’t help either.  

This has been going on for as long as I can remember. This is what made the twist in Big Hero 6 work because we are conditioned to think that businessmen are the bad guys. That’s another reason why the twist in Iron Man 3 worked because of how we view bad people in general. To be fair I can understand why people are like this because of the Justice system, that is a business as well. Businesspeople are like everyone else they have friends, neighbors and family. Plus, they're not always cold-hearted, do you think we would have food, clothes and technology that makes our lives better if that was the case? (Well, you can get food by hunting and growing your own crops, but I digest.) Do you think we would have those things if it wasn’t for businesses? 

Whenever we do get a kind-hearted businessman they're either incompetent, they let their virtue get in the way of business, or they run a small company. 

                             

Look at Tony Stark in the first Iron Man movie for example when he learns that his weapons fell into the wrong hands, he stops manufacturing weapons. He didn't need to do that because A people are going to get their hands on weapons regardless. B despite how you feel about war and guns weapons are needed. That's my problem with capitalism, it ruins people's sincerity or integrity.     

To have Hollywood vilify businesspeople is insulting to what they bring to society. Do you think a community would last if the people in that community don't preserve or contribute to it? Also, I find it funny that Hollywood would display businesspeople in this light because Hollywood is a business too. I would love to see a movie where Hollywood makes itself look bad. There are so many stories from directors resenting studios for undermining them from producing movies they want to make. If there’s a movie like that, please let me know. Making money doesn’t make you evil being attached to it does. Being selfish isn't always a bad thing as long as it doesn't affect others. Do you think people with deep pockets got them if they worry about everyone else's problems? 

The Bottom line is this business shouldn’t be about making money off of other people’s expense it’s about creating new products that the world can benefit from. The media demonizing businesspeople can hurt society because we need more of them if we want them to thrive.