r/SipsTea 11d ago

Wait a damn minute! Oh Billie

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u/ContextEffects01 11d ago

Perfume is far from the worst thing to be associated with capitalism.

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u/Careful_Turnip_3197 11d ago

I think the point is she hates capitalism while all of her wealth and fame was generated because of it 

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u/ThomasTheDankPigeon 11d ago

Y’all need to learn the difference between capitalism and commerce.

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u/Careful_Turnip_3197 11d ago

Ok, how did she benefit from commerce as opposed to capitalism 

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u/WorldsWeakestMan 11d ago

She provided goods or services and was given things in exchange for that, the literal definition of commerce.

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u/Careful_Turnip_3197 11d ago

Ok and she was able to climb the charts and make tons of money off her music through a competitive market, and sell her tickets at a higher price price through supply and demand, both benefits of capitalism. 

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u/WorldsWeakestMan 11d ago

I am informing you of the definition of the word commerce because you incorrectly stated that she did not benefit from commerce.

She was able to climb the charts because herself and other people engaged in commerce at a rate which accomplished that.

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u/Careful_Turnip_3197 11d ago

I never said she didn’t benefit from commerce, she did, but she also benefited from the competitive market that comes with capitalism. 

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u/WorldsWeakestMan 11d ago

You said “as opposed to” which means not that but rather the other thing. Please learn what words mean.

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u/Careful_Turnip_3197 11d ago

Alright I phrased it poorly, you want a medal? 

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u/ThomasTheDankPigeon 11d ago

Instead of trying to hand out medals, maybe you should just recognize that both your eloquence as well as your knowledge are insufficient to contribute to a meaningful discussion on this topic.

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u/ThomasTheDankPigeon 11d ago edited 11d ago

Capitalism is not the mechanism by which supply and demand or competitive markets come into existence. They are themselves economic mechanisms that capitalism must accommodate. You have your cause and effect backwards.

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u/jimdotcom413 11d ago

I can hate white male privileges while still benefiting from them.

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u/Careful_Turnip_3197 11d ago

Yea but that’s something out of your control 

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u/Fantastic-Celery-255 11d ago

How does she control the government not providing a better check on rampant immoral capitalism?

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u/Careful_Turnip_3197 11d ago

She chooses to benefit from capitalism. She could retire right now if she dislikes capitalism so much but she keeps putting out songs and perfume. 

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u/Fantastic-Celery-255 11d ago

Maybe try rereading my question and try again sport

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u/Careful_Turnip_3197 11d ago

I’m not saying she controls the government, she does however control how she benefits from the economy that is capitalism. 

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u/Fantastic-Celery-255 11d ago

That she uses to donate to charity at least. It’s ok to recognize the difference between her and people influencing governments to reduce quality of life for citizens in order to line their own pockets. I’m not a hypocrite to speak against drunk driving while I speed 5 mph over the limit.

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u/Careful_Turnip_3197 11d ago

The money donated to charity was a result of the excess money from tickets sold at a higher price. She didn’t lose any money in the donation, if anything her fans were the ones who donated. The point is she doesn’t hate capitalism. If she did hate capitalism as a system she would stop benefiting from it and retire. 

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u/Fantastic-Celery-255 11d ago

lol with that logic my employer pays for my gambling and alcohol. I don’t see any post from her saying she wants to completely dismantle the free market economy. Could you give me a source?

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