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Another aspect explored is the influence of large corporations on social movements, especially the "woke" culture. The speaker posits that woke ideology and social justice movements are co-opted tools for maintaining the status quo, with corporations and elite actors sapping genuine activism for profit and control. The example of how Hollywood and big banks endorse Black Lives Matter and critical race theory illustrates this paradox: systemic support for a movement that, at its core, challenges systemic power.