• BassTurd@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Accordingly was maybe not the best word, but she provides a service people will pay for.

    I think teachers should make more, but they don’t generate revenue to pay them more. I think the government should step up and use taxes or some other funds to raise that floor. It’s the same with pro athletes. They generate billions and make millions. Should they not get a good chunk of the money that they themselves generated?

    There are lots of jobs that maybe ethically or morally should be paid higher than entertainers based on the value added, but as you mentioned is not just straightforward. My argument is Swift has made a lot because she has earned it with her work. Whatever her motive are, whether the live for music or money is irrelevant. She makes something people will pay for, and they do.