▲ 602 ▼ UK’s richest family on trial in Switzerland for human trafficking, confiscating staff passports, paying as little as £7/day (www.bbc.com) submitted 2 years ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world 74 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] RampageDon@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (1 child) Isn't Taylor Swift a billionaire? That is about the extent of my knowledge of her though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Palerider@feddit.uk 34 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Wasn't Taylor Swift born into a wealthy family? That's why she could take the time and chances to become a pop star. Not that I'm saying she isn't talented, she obviously is, but a lot of talented poor kids don't get that opportunity. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] aStonedSanta@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yeah. But I wonder if she’s the first billionaire off actual performance and content sales. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) Kanye supposedly was before he lost all his endorsements for openly being a Nazi. Artists dont actually own any means of production so they can very quickly lose everything. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GiveMemes@jlai.lu 7 points 2 years ago (2 children) Some do. Some, like Shaq or Ryan Reynolds (or Kanye) use their money to invest in other companies. Ryan Reynolds coming out and saying Nazi shit would probably be bad for Mint, just like Ye's controversy was bad for Yeezy, just like Elon's controversy is bad for Tesla. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 5 points 2 years ago Kanye lost about 2/3rds of his net worth over night because Nike dropped the Yeezy brand. Being a partial owner of a niche brand is in no way comparable to someone like Musk who has controling interest in multiple market leading companies. Celebrity status can be leveraged to get a minority stake in a company, but minority owners can be forced out just as easily. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Reynolds sold Mint. They are now owned by one of the big 2 permalink fedilink source parent [–] Jakdracula@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago I think Paul McCartney was permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Palerider@feddit.uk 34 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Wasn't Taylor Swift born into a wealthy family? That's why she could take the time and chances to become a pop star. Not that I'm saying she isn't talented, she obviously is, but a lot of talented poor kids don't get that opportunity. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] aStonedSanta@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yeah. But I wonder if she’s the first billionaire off actual performance and content sales. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) Kanye supposedly was before he lost all his endorsements for openly being a Nazi. Artists dont actually own any means of production so they can very quickly lose everything. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GiveMemes@jlai.lu 7 points 2 years ago (2 children) Some do. Some, like Shaq or Ryan Reynolds (or Kanye) use their money to invest in other companies. Ryan Reynolds coming out and saying Nazi shit would probably be bad for Mint, just like Ye's controversy was bad for Yeezy, just like Elon's controversy is bad for Tesla. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 5 points 2 years ago Kanye lost about 2/3rds of his net worth over night because Nike dropped the Yeezy brand. Being a partial owner of a niche brand is in no way comparable to someone like Musk who has controling interest in multiple market leading companies. Celebrity status can be leveraged to get a minority stake in a company, but minority owners can be forced out just as easily. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Reynolds sold Mint. They are now owned by one of the big 2 permalink fedilink source parent [–] Jakdracula@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago I think Paul McCartney was permalink fedilink source parent
[–] aStonedSanta@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yeah. But I wonder if she’s the first billionaire off actual performance and content sales. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) Kanye supposedly was before he lost all his endorsements for openly being a Nazi. Artists dont actually own any means of production so they can very quickly lose everything. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GiveMemes@jlai.lu 7 points 2 years ago (2 children) Some do. Some, like Shaq or Ryan Reynolds (or Kanye) use their money to invest in other companies. Ryan Reynolds coming out and saying Nazi shit would probably be bad for Mint, just like Ye's controversy was bad for Yeezy, just like Elon's controversy is bad for Tesla. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 5 points 2 years ago Kanye lost about 2/3rds of his net worth over night because Nike dropped the Yeezy brand. Being a partial owner of a niche brand is in no way comparable to someone like Musk who has controling interest in multiple market leading companies. Celebrity status can be leveraged to get a minority stake in a company, but minority owners can be forced out just as easily. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Reynolds sold Mint. They are now owned by one of the big 2 permalink fedilink source parent [–] Jakdracula@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago I think Paul McCartney was permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) Kanye supposedly was before he lost all his endorsements for openly being a Nazi. Artists dont actually own any means of production so they can very quickly lose everything. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GiveMemes@jlai.lu 7 points 2 years ago (2 children) Some do. Some, like Shaq or Ryan Reynolds (or Kanye) use their money to invest in other companies. Ryan Reynolds coming out and saying Nazi shit would probably be bad for Mint, just like Ye's controversy was bad for Yeezy, just like Elon's controversy is bad for Tesla. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 5 points 2 years ago Kanye lost about 2/3rds of his net worth over night because Nike dropped the Yeezy brand. Being a partial owner of a niche brand is in no way comparable to someone like Musk who has controling interest in multiple market leading companies. Celebrity status can be leveraged to get a minority stake in a company, but minority owners can be forced out just as easily. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Reynolds sold Mint. They are now owned by one of the big 2 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GiveMemes@jlai.lu 7 points 2 years ago (2 children) Some do. Some, like Shaq or Ryan Reynolds (or Kanye) use their money to invest in other companies. Ryan Reynolds coming out and saying Nazi shit would probably be bad for Mint, just like Ye's controversy was bad for Yeezy, just like Elon's controversy is bad for Tesla. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 5 points 2 years ago Kanye lost about 2/3rds of his net worth over night because Nike dropped the Yeezy brand. Being a partial owner of a niche brand is in no way comparable to someone like Musk who has controling interest in multiple market leading companies. Celebrity status can be leveraged to get a minority stake in a company, but minority owners can be forced out just as easily. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Reynolds sold Mint. They are now owned by one of the big 2 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 5 points 2 years ago Kanye lost about 2/3rds of his net worth over night because Nike dropped the Yeezy brand. Being a partial owner of a niche brand is in no way comparable to someone like Musk who has controling interest in multiple market leading companies. Celebrity status can be leveraged to get a minority stake in a company, but minority owners can be forced out just as easily. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Reynolds sold Mint. They are now owned by one of the big 2 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Jakdracula@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago I think Paul McCartney was permalink fedilink source parent