• teft@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    She’s not wrong but it sounds a bit hollow coming from someone worth millions.

    I mean the bit about people being addicted to greed. Not the mass murdering bit.

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      9 days ago

      How is being paid well for your profession a demonstration of greed? Is she known for only accepting high-paying roles? Does she exploit the labor of others in a side business?

      I’m all for wealth equality, but how is becoming an actor any more greedy than becoming a surgeon? Success certainly takes more luck, but I don’t see the greed.

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        9 days ago

        Hollywood is built on the exploitation of labor. Ppl like Harvey Weinstein wouldn’t exist if Hollywood didn’t exploit those who wanted immediate fame and fortune

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      9 days ago

      I’m honestly fine with millionaires, especially those who actually produce something of value to society— and within the purview of a truly progressive tax system.

      Millionaires != Billionaires. That is, there are three orders of magnitude difference between a million and a billion.

      • 1 Million seconds is 11 days.
      • 1 Billion seconds is nearly 32 years.

      Finally, I’ll take someone speaking the truth from their position of power than spreading lies and hate.

      Edit:

      As a bonus to drive the point home: compare when you double each of those values: 22 days vs. 64 years, and so on…

      Moreover:

      • 1 Trillion seconds is 31,709 YEARS.
      • The known wealth of the 750ish billionaires in America (not counting corporate coffers and near-billionaires) is around 7 Trillion dollars.

      Imagine what we could do as a nation with that sort of money just sitting at the top, going either unspent or toward wasteful garbage or political bribery.