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Today in Focus

Why you should quit your job and change the world

Today in Focus

The Guardian

Daily News, News

4.65.7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

The historian Rutger Bregman makes the case for why corporate high flyers should quit their jobs to pursue something more meaningful. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is The Guardian.

0:07.3

Today, why you should quit your corporate job and find your moral ambition.

0:20.5

Be enchanted by Southeast Asia and fall in love all over again with Hilton as your base.

0:26.6

Reignite the spark in Vietnam where fireworks light up the sea.

0:31.6

Help plant coral in the Maldives and create unforgettable memories.

0:36.6

Let food bring you together at world-class restaurants in the heart of Singapore.

0:41.5

Allow Hilton to introduce you to Lux, five-star romance.

0:45.5

Discover more at the Guardian.com forward slash travel Southeast Asia.

0:48.9

This message was paid for by Hilton.

0:57.4

Rooka Bragut. was paid for by Hilton. Rutger Bregman is a provocateur.

1:01.2

When he was invited to speak at Davos,

1:03.9

the annual meeting of the world's wealthiest and most influential in 2019,

1:09.1

this is what he told the assembled billionaires. I mean, I hear people talk in

1:13.3

the language of participation and justice and equality and transparency. But then, I mean,

1:18.9

almost no one raises the real issue of tax avoidance, right, and of the rich just not paying

1:22.9

their fair share. I mean, it feels like I'm at firefighters' conference and no one's allowed to speak about

1:28.4

water, right? There was only one panel, actually. And I stand by everything I said and I'm very

1:35.5

sad that I never got an invitation back. That speech may have killed his chances of getting a free

1:43.8

skiing holiday, but it made him famous.

1:47.1

Rutker-Bregman joins me now from Antoin.

1:49.2

Professor Rutger Bregman, how surprised were you by the video went viral.

1:54.1

You are a superstar.

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