Greta Thunberg vs. Ai Weiwei
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Greta Thunberg
2003 – present
Greta Tintin Eleonora Ernman Thunberg is a Swedish activist best known for pressuring governments to address climate change and social issues. She gained global attention in 2018, at age 15, after starting a solo school strike outside the Swedish parliament, which inspired the worldwide Fridays for Future movement.
"I see the world in black and white, and I don’t like compromising... If I were like everyone else, I would have continued on and not seen this crisis. I wouldn’…"
Ai Weiwei
1957 – present
Ai Weiwei is a Chinese contemporary artist, documentarian, and activist. Ai grew up in the far northwest of China, where he lived under harsh conditions due to his father's exile. As an activist, he has been openly critical of the Chinese government and its stance on democracy and human rights.
"I am always trying to find how to get the message through. we custom-made five thousand backpacks like the ones of those students to construct a simple sentence…"
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