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[–] Juice@midwest.social 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Sigourney and Gillian aren't billionaire capitalists, they're wealthy because they're talented actresses. Their talent makes the owners of production companies lots of money, and they're paid a fraction of it. But they still have to find someone to buy their labor. They had to audition to get jobs before they were big stars.

TS's dad bought a record label and signed her to it.

Class analysis can be tricky, especially the entertainment industry, but it isnt always about being rich or not. The surest way to tell is "what is the relationship to production?" Tay is a billionaire because she helped ticketmaster and Live Nation create a monopoly, she's a parasite. Without Gillian and Sigourney, the movies and shows they worked in wouldn't be as good.

[–] SippyCup@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

There are no billionaires without exploitation.

[–] Juice@midwest.social 3 points 2 days ago

1000%

But exploitation is about human freedom. Getting rid of billionaires doesn't end exploitation. It's just a beginning.

The struggle for human freedom will never end

[–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 days ago

For sure. You’re totally right. I just mean little girls freaking love TS (whether she earned it or not). If she paid for their treatment I know they’d wanna know.

(I realize this is a 2 yr old, I’m just speaking generally)