kebab@endlesstalk.org to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoEllen DeGeneres says she moved to Britain because of Trumpwww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square147fedilinkarrow-up1327arrow-down137
arrow-up1290arrow-down1external-linkEllen DeGeneres says she moved to Britain because of Trumpwww.nbcnews.comkebab@endlesstalk.org to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square147fedilink
minus-squareflandish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·2 months agotwo things can be true at the same time. some of us can afford it. some of us can’t. ellen certainly can. ellen is not working class.
minus-squareSkydancer@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·2 months agoHer money came from working, not ownership, inheritance, or management. She’s rich, but still working class. Correction: Between the record company and “ED by Ellen” brand, she’s been a member of the capitalist class since at least 2010
minus-squareflandish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·2 months agoyes. but even rich artists become owner class when they transition to having staff they hold the hiring/firing power over. it’s not about the amount of money so much as it is the methods by which it is acquired. (im not disagreeing with your reply)
two things can be true at the same time. some of us can afford it. some of us can’t.
ellen certainly can. ellen is not working class.
Her money came from working, not ownership, inheritance, or management. She’s rich, but still working class.Correction: Between the record company and “ED by Ellen” brand, she’s been a member of the capitalist class since at least 2010
yes. but even rich artists become owner class when they transition to having staff they hold the hiring/firing power over. it’s not about the amount of money so much as it is the methods by which it is acquired. (im not disagreeing with your reply)