• IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works
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    5 hours ago

    Depends on how you are defining “millionaire”. If you are going by "sum of all assets is greater than $1,000,000), then 99% of the people who you say are part of the problem, are simply people who own a detached house in the right location (context for this is that the average price for a detached house in the city of Toronto is just under $1,000,000 USD).

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      5 hours ago

      No, millionaires are part of the problem too. Especially celebrities.

      If they are doctors, then they get a pass. That’s all.

      Let’s stop defending the people ripping us off. They only have more because we’re proud to have less.

      I’m going to block you now because this is not a back and forth.

      • arcterus@piefed.blahaj.zone
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        Unless you’re talking about people with tens or hundreds of millions, millionaires are largely inconsequential. Additionally, depending on where they live, a millionaire might have less usable money than someone with hundreds of thousands.

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          4 hours ago

          Charging them the most they’re willing to pay while giving them the least they’re willing to accept. She could do her performances on an average salary, but why would she do that if useful idiots are proud to pay her more? She wouldn’t be able to get ahead of people like you if she did that, and of course you’re here defending her.

          You wouldn’t understand this though because then you’d have to admit how you get ripped off on the regular.

          Keep consuming.

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            2 hours ago

            You appear to be quite irritated at people asking you questions about your opinions.

            From the Rolling Stones article about this same speech, it appears Eilish donated an eight figure sum of money recently. This is remarkable given multiple outlets seem to estimate her net worth also being an eight figure sum.

            We lowly ‘consumers’ on the other hand tend only to have a five or six figure net worth, ignoring the home some of us are fortunate enough to own. None of us are donating 10-20% of our net worth periodically (except the Mormons). It seems a bit out of touch to rail against someone that appears this philanthropic when there are thousands of billionaires the same energy could be pitted against instead.

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                3 minutes ago

                I haven’t defended this person. I’m not sure I’ve heard any of her music, even her age (born this millenia!) came as a surprise.

                What I have done is attempt to politely explain a different perspective that I see that perhaps you didn’t. Comments by yourself on the other hand are diametrically opposed to open thought, respectful argumentation, and basic decency.

                You know well the aphorism about everyone else being the asshole, I’m sure.