Companies earn their profits by exploiting their environment. Mining and oil companies exploit the physical environment; social media companies exploit the social environment. This is particularly nefarious because social media companies influence how people think and behave without them even being aware of it.

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Companies earn their profits by exploiting their environment. Mining and oil companies exploit the physical environment; social media companies exploit the social environment. This is particularly nefarious because social media companies influence how people think and behave without them even being aware of it." in the context of "25 January 2018 remarks delivered at the World Economic Forum" to mean that wisdom is timeless.