Anyone who’s seen Joker knows Joaquin Phoenix deserved the Academy Award for best actor. His performance in the film was moving, and it brought attention to important issues in society, such as loneliness, mental health, and soulless governance.

Phoenix vaguely touched on these issues during his acceptance speech Sunday night, but spent most of his time talking about the real crises plaguing our society: injustice, human selfishness, and cow insemination.

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