dan1101 comments on People bought the trash collected from Taylor Swift's wedding.

[–] dan1101@lemmy.world 41 points 4 months ago (4 children)

People worshiping the rich and famous are responsible for a lot of the problems in the world today.

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[–] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 13 points 4 months ago (3 children)

More or less than the rich and famous themselves?

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[–] dan1101@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago

Both in different ways, the masses give them a pass for bad behavior, and also vote for the populists.

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[–] DrSoap@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

The idolatry really props them up. If someone does something egregious and doesn't have a fan base, its easier to prosecute them. If they have no loyal army of defenders, no echo chamber of outrage on their behalf, justice is better served.

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[–] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

I agree.

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