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AllyJean :
I think it’s because technically we see celebrities “laboring” so we see them work for their money. We don’t see Jeff Bezos work and Elon is always either not working or just performing work (ie. working so hard he sleeps in the twitter office)
2026-06-11 20:41:23
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Lizzy :
We like art
2026-06-11 21:21:28
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jules is reading 📚 :
I guess bc you could argue that entertainers are still selling their labor, we consume /them/ (even tho the richest of them make money in many other ways we very much would consider “billionaire-esque” like when Kevin Durant was found to be investing in drones (and yes professional athletes are entertainers in a sense))
2026-06-11 19:28:00
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Sara Civian :
I’m a sports reporter and immediately thought of all the shameless gambling ads. It’s almost absurdist
2026-06-11 21:53:02
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Lucas :
I think we are viably closer to becoming celebrities than we are to becoming billionaires. Granted we are closer to being homeless and dead than we are to becoming a celebrity but yeah the wealth difference is just that big for billionaires. We will just never see that kind of money in our lifetimes
2026-06-11 22:30:54
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CAUSMO :
I think ANY AND ALL SUCCESSFUL artist should be taxed. HEAVILY.
2026-06-12 03:03:53
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whorinda deadly :
i think we also "obtain" things from celebrity and make personal attachments to it, like with music and film. billionaires blantantly take from us but celebrity gives the illusion that it doesn't
2026-06-11 20:53:54
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Sam Luna :
Because most celebrities are not billionaires and also we literally see them work for their money, like with artists and musicians. Creatives are in a different type of stage in relation to capital, we are both workers and owners of the means of production.
2026-06-13 17:34:03
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Margot Harrison :
In the 80s and 90s, we couldn’t hear every random thought billionaires had, so they just weren’t in our consciousness much. I was raised by a socialist but can barely recall who the billionaires were back then (except … the one who is president right now, sigh, because he was mocked in the media).
2026-06-14 01:25:22
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Brandon Johnston :
People were doing this in the 1900s generally, and people were tolerant of it. Tons of celebrities had brand tie ins
2026-06-13 03:27:30
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FlamBuoyant :
I don’t dislike wealth, I dislike capitalism. I see artists and celebrities making an impact on culture with their labor, I see billionaires siphoning every last cent from the public because their money makes them more money.
2026-06-11 23:32:23
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tim :
Who is we
2026-06-12 13:54:09
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heaven_ca20 :
I think for a lot of people there’s 1) a personal connection many people have with a lot of celebrities through their work and thinking critically about the role a celebrity may play in the greater scheme of certain institutions isn’t something people like doing if they feel connected to their work 2) The fact that they are providing art and entertainment does mean they are producing something, the value of what their producing and wether or not celebrities deserve the level of wealth they have can be debated but it’s not a situation with like Zuckerberg and the like where they’re just kinda rich because they take money from the work and products generated by other people, because we see them working all the time, we consume the fruits of their labour all the time so to a lot of people it’s a different thing. Additionally lots of celebrities tend to be beholden to some larger entitiy like a record label or producers, or entertainment executives so they’re more like really well paid workers
2026-06-12 19:14:00
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Dan :
one of my favourite blogs, genuinely always excited when he drops a new post
2026-06-11 19:49:10
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earnestachie :
I honestly don’t think that this is true. Pearl jam isn’t a great example because they are a grunge rock band somewhat representing indie diy anti establishment culture. And that’s not true for the majority of celebrities. In fact I think it’s the opposite. Many people identify and have parasocial relationships with celebrities but there also exists negative parasocial relationships where they treat certain celebrities as personal enemies or punching bags they can unleash their anger on to. Hater culture has only grown more. If anything the entertainment industry has become a red herring for redirecting hate away from billionaires and politicians who have executive powers and establish systemic issues.
2026-06-14 14:40:53
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Franc :
I think it’s that entertaining doesn’t always mean a person is rich. And people can relate to someone who is rag to riches vs someone born with wealth as well
2026-06-12 15:01:33
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Lyly :
omg it changed from "temporarily inconvenienced billionaires" to "temporarily inconvenienced celebrity" because getting viral on social media is now the only way to achieve upward class mobility. fuuuuuuuqqqq 😩
2026-06-12 18:47:41
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Cole | Writer/Director :
Also, in the Marxist sense of the term, entertainers (and athletes too!) actually create a ton of value in a way most rich people don't.
2026-07-01 20:05:57
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ThomasAndrews :
I also think it’s because there isn’t a monoculture now. Not all of us hear Lady Gaga all the time like we did in like 2009-2012 if we did then it probably would be an issue
2026-06-12 03:16:12
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J :
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2026-06-11 19:55:06
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