Yeah I agree. Honestly, I have a big chip on my shoulder about people who have extreme wealth (like, 50M+). At some point, you aren't earning it through your own hard work, but you are reaping the benefits (multiplied) from others' hard work. Like, my husband works for a huge multinational company. The CEO makes like 50x more than he doe…
Yeah I agree. Honestly, I have a big chip on my shoulder about people who have extreme wealth (like, 50M+). At some point, you aren't earning it through your own hard work, but you are reaping the benefits (multiplied) from others' hard work. Like, my husband works for a huge multinational company. The CEO makes like 50x more than he does, at least - and capitalism would say that is because that person is taking on all the risk and responsibility. But, who is more likely to get laid off without notice? Who is more likely to get a golden parachute if they do get laid off? Who is more likely to already have a nice pillow of wealth that they can rely on if the shit hits the fan? I just can't see how CEOs deserve like multi-million dollar salaries when their workers who create their wealth receive so, so much less. When it comes to celeb brands, I support some, and I am def guilty of buying things because of the celebrity endorsement effect. However, as the wealth gap increases and cost of living rises, it seems gross to continue to line the pockets of folks who already have more than enough. While it's admirable that Beyonce is creating generational wealth, and everyone should have the opportunity to do that, I just can't see our current capitalist system creating that opportunity for everyone, no matter how hard they work. By design, it doesn't, and the people at the top HAVE to have people below them in order to remain there. So - when it comes to celeb products, if they are good quality, I will buy them, but I side eye the storyline of 'enrichment' if the person being enriched is already...very enriched. I can see where this post is going in terms of reclaiming traditional spaces for Black people that have been co-opted by white people, and getting profit from that reclaiming and I support that in principle. At least with B's products you can see the thought behind them, she certainly isn't just slapping her name on some QVC random thing.
Yeah I agree. Honestly, I have a big chip on my shoulder about people who have extreme wealth (like, 50M+). At some point, you aren't earning it through your own hard work, but you are reaping the benefits (multiplied) from others' hard work. Like, my husband works for a huge multinational company. The CEO makes like 50x more than he does, at least - and capitalism would say that is because that person is taking on all the risk and responsibility. But, who is more likely to get laid off without notice? Who is more likely to get a golden parachute if they do get laid off? Who is more likely to already have a nice pillow of wealth that they can rely on if the shit hits the fan? I just can't see how CEOs deserve like multi-million dollar salaries when their workers who create their wealth receive so, so much less. When it comes to celeb brands, I support some, and I am def guilty of buying things because of the celebrity endorsement effect. However, as the wealth gap increases and cost of living rises, it seems gross to continue to line the pockets of folks who already have more than enough. While it's admirable that Beyonce is creating generational wealth, and everyone should have the opportunity to do that, I just can't see our current capitalist system creating that opportunity for everyone, no matter how hard they work. By design, it doesn't, and the people at the top HAVE to have people below them in order to remain there. So - when it comes to celeb products, if they are good quality, I will buy them, but I side eye the storyline of 'enrichment' if the person being enriched is already...very enriched. I can see where this post is going in terms of reclaiming traditional spaces for Black people that have been co-opted by white people, and getting profit from that reclaiming and I support that in principle. At least with B's products you can see the thought behind them, she certainly isn't just slapping her name on some QVC random thing.