There are no good billionaires. Nobody can possible "earn" a billion dollars in one life time, that's impossible. If you're a billionaire, you are one because you stole wealth from those people below you, by paying them improperly, or screwing them. If Taylor is a billionaire it means she hasn't paid her people enough, and that she's charging too much for her work.

[–] kzhe@lemmy.zip 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I actually disagree. She's an example of one of the few (maybe only) ways to earn a billion dollars— through extreme fame

[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

Unless everyone on her staff is a millionaire and she uses nothing but union labor at her concerts, then she's screwing people

[–] TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I just don't know how anyone with that much money can look at the world and not throw most of it at making others lives better.

I can't imagine hoarding that much money because I'd be using it to buy poor people houses, build decent schools, solve hunger crisises, etc. Its an absurd amount of money that nobody needs to keep all to themselves, and it could go towards making the world a better place. There is a lack of empathy amongst the billionaires.

[–] _N_@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Provide one proof that she doesn't pay her people enough. Also, people can choose to give her money if they like. It's not like she's a monopoly making a lifesaving medicine and people have no choice but to give her money.

[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I know she doesn't pay them enough because she has enough leftover to be a billionaire

[–] _N_@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago

That's not a proof. She is not a company that has to pay their employees miserably to make profits. She makes music and has fans that willingly give her money through concerts, merch, etc. In contrast, here is an article about how she gave huge bonuses to her tour truck drivers.

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world -5 points 8 months ago

yeah but we're living in the real world over here, obviously you're not.

did you read beyond the first sentence? "so while I’d prefer no or fewer billionaires" covers the ground already bud.