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[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Pop stars are just the pretty faces in front of the behemoths that are the music labels. These labels are absolutely very politically powerful. Do you think Taylor Swift for rich by paying her staff fair salaries? The cleaning people from the concert venues, the bartenders, the people taking your tickets, etc, they all earned little crumbs while Swift, the venue, and the label made the big bucks.

No one becomes a billionaire by paying fair wages.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Most of those people work for the venue though, the performer doesn't control their wages.

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de -1 points 1 week ago

Taylor Swift has the power to demand basically anything from the venue.

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de -1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Taylor Swift has the power to demand basically anything from the venue.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Expecting a performer to go to lengths like that just isn't realistic, they've got their own job to do.

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 1 week ago

You can say the same about mega corp CEOs. Poor them, they are so busy with their own job.