• thantik@lemmy.worldEnglish
    461·
    10 months ago

    Bayer also sold medicine that carried a high risk of transmitting AIDS to Asia and Latin America when outlawed in the USA in the 80s. Why in all fuck their corporate charter wasn’t permanently suspended and the company sold off is BEYOND me.

    • A_A@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      101·
      10 months ago

      Many people are (…)* by big profits.
      (*) I can’t find the right word.

        • A_A@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
          4·
          10 months ago

          Yes, fitting word, but not the best since it has a double meaning (sexual).

            • A_A@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
              2·
              10 months ago

              This is exactly the right word, unfortunately, we see it use too often in this context : “Many people are corrupted by big profits”. … and because we got habituated, it’s not striking anymore as it should.