Surely that is not ALL she does to get that amount of money. I’d assume she has it invested like any other rich person, stock market, real estate, tax evasion, all the trimmings. Just because she maybe does “less” of it, does not make her a good person.
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CraigeryTheKid@lemm.ee 7 months agoI promise I’m not a swifter or whatever they’re called, but “at least” Taylor has to “work” for it, if a major part of it comes from selling and performing songs? right?
Like I agree “billionaires shouldnt exist” - but she’s not high on my list of cruel offenders.
RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de 7 months ago
LeroyJenkins@lemmy.world 7 months ago
you think she became a billionaire with just her music? her entire person is a corporation these days. there are many stakeholders that are not Taylor Swift with money in this game. every billionaire worked for it. the asshole part isn’t that they didn’t work for their money; it’s the fact they hoard this wealth without legitimate, worthwhile return to general society aside from they taxes they actively avoid paying.
Cowbee@lemmy.ml 7 months ago
Billionaires do not labor for the oceanic majority of their money.
RGB3x3@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Her shows are actually an insane amount of work, and it’s obvious when you watch them. My wife is a huge fan, myself not so much, but I can at least admit that her talent is undeniable.
She does 3-hour shows Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, then does it again the next week, and she’s been doing that for over a year. It’s honestly nuts.
And even between all those shows, she’s releasing a new album. If anyone actually works for her wealth, it’s Swift.
Asafum@feddit.nl 7 months ago
Hard disagree. She’s worth something but it ain’t billions.
No one should be worth billions. :(
brlemworld@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Where’s my billion dollars for working a normal amount of hours?
offthecrossbar@lemm.ee 7 months ago
Yeah, no one should be a billionaire but she is putting in some work. I could not do what she does and I respect her for it, even if I categorically disagree with the concept of someone accumulating that much proportional wealth.
tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
I guarantee you the average carpet installer works harder and is more deserving of billions. I’m not saying she doesn’t have talent or doesn’t work hard but the money that goes to her and other billionaires could actually help society but instead becomes a useless horde or pays for yachts and jewelry.
General_Effort@lemmy.world 7 months ago
And so it goes. People hate the big picture but every detail is fine. The mosaic won’t change while you keep every stone in place.
Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 7 months ago
There’s no ethical way to become or stay a billionaire. Swift is among the best of the worst, and typically uses her spotlight to spread a positive message, but that doesn’t undue the unfathomably selfish lifestyle she lives.
So, while significantly less evil than other billionaires, she’s still a billionaire, and thus evil.
General_Effort@lemmy.world 7 months ago
How so? Genuine question.
Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 7 months ago
It’s the messaging. She has a ridiculous amount of fame, and uses that spotlight to encourage others to do good - and her fans do listen.
Most billionaires live that unfathomably selfish lifestyle while overtly giving society the finger.
Don’t get me wrong - that whole spectrum is a subset of evil, but even it has its degrees of better vs worse.
General_Effort@lemmy.world 7 months ago
She just says nice things? That’s it? I’m completely ignorant on celebrities or pop music. I find that WP has a page on the “Political impact of Taylor Swift”
It sounds she is no different from a corporation putting a rainbow flag to their logo for pride month. I mean, it’s something. One shouldn’t be too cynical. But it’s also kinda normal.