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[–] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone -2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

How did Taytay exploit anyone? She sings and dances in front of people for a living

[–] IronBird@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

the crew that set up her stages/audio etc.

you don't make billions by paying people their fair share

[–] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Multiple reports confirmed that Swift distributed $197 million in bonuses to the people who worked on the tour, in addition to their regular pay. That total included a wide range of roles, from dancers and musicians to production crews and support staff.

https://creators.yahoo.com/lifestyle/story/taylor-swift-gifted-all-staff-and-crew-upwards-of-6-figures-each-as-a-thank-you-heres-how-much-the-eras-tour-staff-each-allegedly-got-080319122.html

I get the feeling you're 🫨 shaking right now at the thought of a billionaire who didn't really exploit anyone

[–] Ledivin@lemmy.world 1 points 18 hours ago

And what about each of her many, many previous tours?

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I guess we've finally found the first good billionaire then /s