If the first 50 years were an experiment, to prove that a business could be

responsible and successful, turns out it's not just possible, it's profitable.

So what's next? What's next is simple, it's human power and it's finding the joy

in doing difficult things. What's next is turning capitalism on its head and

putting all our money where our mouth is. What's next is unstoppable.

For nearly 50 years, Patagonia has given a damn about people and the environment.

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Breaking news. Well shut down the government.

The federal government. You can't depend on this institution. Shut down.

Dog on it. We can't even vote on it.

Congress was enabled. No, no, no.

Hell no. This is the sound of politics these days. It can feel like a non-stop

wave of people screaming. A made for TV special with heroes and villains.

And speaking personally, when I watch the news, it feels more like a high

stakes, high school gossip, almost like a soap opera. It seems as if there's

no common ground. And it makes me depressed because it hasn't always been like

that in our country, particularly when it comes to the environment. It's easy

to forget that is that clean air, clean water, national parks, the importance of

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