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  • Bipta@kbin.social
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    This guy gets it.

    I think “all billionaires are scum” is perhaps too harsh, but it’s far closer to the truth than the views of society at large.

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        Rowling became a billionaire by writing popular books and selling the movie rights. She’s a scummy person, obviously, but she didn’t become rich by being one.

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          Most of the Harry Potter stories are stolen/copies of either existing young adult novels or existing mythology. There’s very little original material or concepts. All writers borrow from other writers, but Rowling is just barely better than a plagiarist.

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          Yeah you definitely can become a billionaire without being a scummy person, just not trough business. You need to be an artist or athlete.

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            Definitely not going to be a CEO without being a piece of shit. You need that lack of ethics to make it that high.

      • 001100 010010@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        I’m pretty sure that future billionaire me seems like a cool guy, I’m totally not biased.

        Eat the rich, except if I become rich, then I’m exempt because I am a honorary proletariat

        /s but seriously tho, if anyone becomes a billionaire, they’ll soon get corrupted by the wealth