And by doing 3-hour concert productions in heels every third night for like 2 years She’s the only billionaire where I’m very nearly prepared to say that no, she really DID actually make that money herself
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Also what tips her over into that billionaire estimate is the value of the rights she holds as the creator of her own art. And personally I'd rather an artist get the value from their labour than some faceless conglomerate record label.
aug 30, 2025, 6:19 pm • 1 0 • view
Like in the age of AI where we are screaming about the importance of IP Rights it is ironic that owning her own IP is what apparently makes her Evil and Corrupt. Pick One.
aug 30, 2025, 6:43 pm • 1 0 • view
LeBron. And the one whose awfulness is somehow wholly separate from how she made money, Rowling.
aug 30, 2025, 1:51 pm • 7 0 • view
I’ll give LeBron credit too, but that other one exploited (among others) a whole raft of actors, VFX artists, and I’m prepared to say every single person who worked on every one of the computer/mobile games
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