Am I a lobbyist?

This is the question that follows my article for Eco Blog. This question was not, of course, actually asked of me; it was more me who insinuated it for another person who was defending GMOs. So I'm not going to rehash the reasons for the article or justify myself here, but I told myself that in the eyes of this person (who, since they don't want to reveal their identity, we'll call Jean-Jacques), I too probably had a lobbyist's discourse. Because beyond activism, I want and try to convince as many people as possible to join my cause (organic and fair trade), which is not a cult either!

So the question arises when I see Jean-Jacques defending GMOs tooth and nail; I tell myself that in the end, I do the same with organic and fair trade. But I don't receive money from large groups to put pressure and say that organic is better (even if that's what I think). However, I am an employee of C.A.BIO and I also defend organic cotton and fair trade when I think they are denigrated.

Is my discourse devalued because my income depends entirely on organic and fair trade?

I hope not. I think that organic wasn't a conviction or rather a way of life for me 7/8 years ago (at the start of the project), unlike fair trade which was (and is) an alternative to conventional... and yet I changed my mind thanks to Peau-Ethique... admittedly, I'm not 100% organic, I have my faults!!

So does working for an alternative to the traditional shape us, force us to become activists?

Because in the end, that's how I perceive myself. If tomorrow Peau-Ethique were to close (I don't wish that upon us), it's not for that reason that I would tell myself that I no longer believe in it, that organic or fair trade are useless. I would continue to "campaign" for them because I don't see it as a job but rather a way of life to which I try to rally as many people as possible (with more or less tact)... and ultimately, that's what distinguishes me from Jean-Jacques! Because I believe in my product and I'm even convinced by it, undoubtedly just as Jean-Jacques believes that GMOs are good (a shortcut), but I'm sure that I will believe in this approach my whole life, and let's be honest, we don't do this for money, otherwise we would have given up long ago!!

NB: I have nothing against Jean-Jacques; see it more as a reference to Gad Elmaleh (yes, I know, me and my references)