Combined assets of $14.2tn are more than the GDP of every country except China and the US

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  • @General_Effort
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    53 months ago

    significantly less evil than other billionaires

    How so? Genuine question.

    • @Sterile_Technique
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      73 months ago

      It’s the messaging. She has a ridiculous amount of fame, and uses that spotlight to encourage others to do good - and her fans do listen.

      Most billionaires live that unfathomably selfish lifestyle while overtly giving society the finger.

      Don’t get me wrong - that whole spectrum is a subset of evil, but even it has its degrees of better vs worse.

      • @General_Effort
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        33 months ago

        She just says nice things? That’s it? I’m completely ignorant on celebrities or pop music. I find that WP has a page on the “Political impact of Taylor Swift

        It sounds she is no different from a corporation putting a rainbow flag to their logo for pride month. I mean, it’s something. One shouldn’t be too cynical. But it’s also kinda normal.

          • @LeroyJenkins
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            13 months ago

            saying “not that I’m defending a billionaire” while defending a billion doesn’t make you not defend them. she didn’t just donate very very little. she donates almost nothing of her wealth every time regardless of whether it’s a single person or the whole cause. she donates enough to make the news and no more.

        • @[email protected]
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          23 months ago

          Yup, that’s pretty much it, that’s how low the bar is for other billionaires. That’s all it takes to make her “the best of a very bad bunch”