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> not her status as a billionaire There's a fair share of that as well[0]. But yes, Elon, the worlds richest man (as of earlier this year), draws more ire for
by yunwal 4y ago
> not her status as a billionaire
There's a fair share of that as well[0]. But yes, Elon, the worlds richest man (as of earlier this year), draws more ire for his wealth. It's expected since he's about 160x richer than Rowling (she's no longer a billionaire), and uses his money to rig the economy in his favor. He's a more apt symbol of the billionaire class than Rowling.
0 - https://twitter.com/lewisjwr/status/1513219862373584902 https://twitter.com/lewisjwr/status/1513219862373584902
- Retric 4y agoI don’t know the specifics about her finances but: “As of 2022, J.K. Rowling’s net worth is an estimated £820 million, or around $1.1 billion, per The Sunday Times. According to the site, this makes Rowling the 196th richest person in the U.K. overall.” https://stylecaster.com/jk-rowling-net-worth/ https://stylecaster.com/jk-rowling-net-worth/
- sumeno 4y agoNobody gives a shit about Bernard Arnault who is now the richest man so maybe people don't like Elon's actions more than they don't like his money. If you look at the top 10 list of richest people Elon is the only one who draws this level of negative attention because he's the only one who is having a huge public meltdown and constantly being in the news for being a garbage human being
- yunwal 4y agoAbout 20% of America thinks Bill Gates put microchips in the COVID vaccine.
- Retric 4y agoThat seems unlikely, that’s about the rate people give silly answers to pollsters. The study by YouGov in conjunction with The Economist has found that 30-44-year-olds are most likely to believe this widely debunked conspiracy, with 7% of people from this age group saying that it is "definitely true" and 20% of them saying it is "probably true.
- yunwal 4y agoThis yougov poll[0] seems to suggest around 20% of democrats and independents vs. 40% of Republicans believe the gates conspiracy. You also just quoted something that backs up what I said? Look, in no way am I saying polls are perfect but almost every metric imaginable says Elon is not the most unpopular billionaire by a long shot. There’s not a huge conspiracy against Musk specifically, people just don’t like power-hungry billionaires. Nobody cares about Bernard Arnault because he doesn’t really pose an existential threat. High fashion will continue to do the same thing they’ve always done 0 - https://today.yougov.com/topics/politics/articles-reports/2020/05/26/republicans-democrats-misinformation https://today.yougov.com/topics/politics/articles-reports/20...
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- Retric 4y agoThe quote was pointing only 7% of respondents in that age range say they think it’s true rather than think it’s either likely, possible, or false.
- yunwal 4y agoI really don’t think this refutes my point or even differs from what I said. Likely means they think it’s true, they’re just not confident.