That’s the thing about being a billionaire, which Trump would know if he ever actually was one, it’s not about the money anymore.
Taylor Swift is waaaay beyond the point where she doesn’t need to even think about money. She’ll never have to do, or not do, anything for money ever again.
Wait, she said to register to vote? But not who to vote for? Why that’s just crazy talk. I’ma go play some of her records backwards and listen for messages from Satan. Pretty sure “Shake It Off” has some backmasking going on…
Short answer, they’re dickheads.
Slightly longer answer - they’re hypercompetative dickheads, the extra money itself doesn’t matter it’s just how they keep score.
I think most of them have actually already sold their mothers. For only a very few extra dollars but you don’t get to be a billionaire without that kind of penny pinching till the eyeballs pop out cruelty.
Isn’t it amazing how it works out that the best and fastest way to become a billionaire is to spend other people’s money until you can essentially trade/broker other people’s labor while efficiently keeping the cash generated from their bodies and lives out of the economy of the country that produces their flesh.
…in general. Billionaires are just the unincorporated fuckwits leading the charge. There are many more incorporated entities doing just the same in the name of ‘shareholder value’ (a misnomer if ever there was one).
I think he will indeed lose – the vote. But I also worry that he might succeed in stealing the election. We know that he and his many busy minions will try.
Which is why it sooo vitally important that the vote be overwhelming. The bigger the blue wave, the harder it is to negate. Is it possible? Of course. But I am not going to spend time worrying about that. I can only control what I can control.
I suppose different people do operate differently. For me, worry is a source of inspiration. It can inspire me to try to prevent what I’m worried about.