So could the other 140 people who became billionaires this year, and that’s not even mentioning all the existing billionaires. I really don’t understand what this focus on Taylor Swift is about.
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BaldProphet@kbin.social 2 months ago
She could donate a life-changing amount of money to every Fediverse user and still have more left over than she knows to do with.
ScreamingFirehawk@feddit.uk 2 months ago
octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
I really don’t understand what this focus on Taylor Swift is about.
I’m pretty sure I know what it’s about.
Female, powerful, encourages folks to vote.
All this ramped up after the “Taylor Swift tells her fans to vote” brouhaha a couple months back.
I can’t swing a stick without hearing another story about how generous she is with her $$ and her fans, so while she may not be perfect, and maybe could be doing more, I’m gonna bet she’s doing a lot more for everyday folks she helps than most of the other folks on that list.
loobkoob@kbin.social 2 months ago
I’m pretty sure I know what it’s about.
Female, powerful, encourages folks to vote.
It's The Guardian so I don't think it's rooted in misogyny or her trying to change the power structure. It's likely just because she's one of the most famous people on the planet, and probably the most recognisable person on this list.
octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
I was more referring to all the attention on her - the jet memes, the controversy about her relationship with Kelce, etc etc. That the guardian may be riding that wave without intending to push the same agenda is certainly possible.
BaldProphet@kbin.social 2 months ago
They could fund everyone in the Fediverse and Reddit combined!
/s because it ain't happening :(
fsxylo@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
But now she can take her private jet grocery shopping!
summerof69@lemm.ee 2 months ago
But why would she? She earned that, while you’re dreaming about life-changing sums falling from the sky.
BaldProphet@kbin.social 2 months ago
It's mostly tongue-in-cheek. I'm not actually suggesting that Taylor Swift should give away all her money to randos on the Internet.
nac82@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Billionaires don’t earn their wealth.
Event_Horizon@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Yes, but have you considered the major phycological impact for poor Tay Tay if she only had enough money and resources for several thousand years instead of hundreds of thousands?
Tay Tay would probably be so devastated she’d write a breakup song about her bank account.
prole@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
I am far from a Taylor Swift fan, but this comment seems pretty clueless. How do you know she doesn’t have plans to give away most of it? She seems like the type of person that would. She’s also like 34 years old, so maybe give it a few years?
There are no billionaires who became such ethically… But I’m struggling to think of any that did it in a more ethical way than Swift. Especially after literally re-recording her entire catalogue to get around scummy capitalists that tried to profit from her talent.
can@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
That’s such a low bar it’s hardly worth mentioning. Yes, she could mature into a woman who contributes more to philanthropy but as it stands the fact that she can even get so rich without doing anything about it proves she doesn’t give a shit.