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Donald Trump is trying to brush off the fact that he shared A.I.-generated images of Taylor Swift endorsing his campaign to his Truth Social account earlier this week, now claiming that he doesn’t know “anything about them.”

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[–] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 47 points 2 months ago (1 children)

She made a billion by selling tickets to huge venues all over the world where she performed.

She actually did work to get rich, unlike Bezos, who steals his wealth from his workers.

I guarantee she exploits people like any other capitalist, but there are different types of billionaires.

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Rowling used to seem like a "good billionaire" too. Then she went all TERF-y.

Swift may seem cool for now, but let's not put away the guillotines just yet.

[–] finley@lemm.ee 34 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Not if you read her work, she didn’t. It was filled with racist tropes.

[–] Chocrates@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I am just starting to see that, after having grown up on it. Any recommendations on good analysis's?

[–] Typhoonigator@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I'm a fan of Alton Brown and Kenji López-Alt

[–] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Americas test kitchen/cooks country is great. Internet shaquille is also excellent.

[–] Chocrates@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago
[–] Riven@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 months ago

I'm fine with that. The guillotine can always stay our regardless of who it is and.how much we currently like them.

[–] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

Okay? Everyone seems fine until they don't seem fine. That's not unique to billionaires or particularly insightful.

No one's canonizing anyone here. Saying there's a difference between "one of the most popular musicians ever" having a lot of money and "exploitative businessman notable for particularly exploitative working situations" who has two orders of magnitude more isn't some preening hero worship.