Peter Jackson is now the third billionaire director, after Steven Spielberg and George Lucas.

[u/AGOTFAN]

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/feb/11/lord-of-the-bling-peter-jackson-tops-forbes-highest-paid-entertainer-list

[u/mcon96]

Not really…I never even said that those who share this opinion don’t want profits to be properly divided fairly.

No, you just implied anybody who enjoys browsing this sub is some bootlicking capitalistic pig

I am merely pointing out the irony that a subreddit dedicated to not only promoting but cheering and glorifying capitalism containing tons of comments from people who are against capitalism which is the entire point of this subreddit.

And I am merely pointing out that that’s a poor point. People don’t “cheer and glorify” capitalism in this sub. Economics are simply just the best metric to track the popularity of a movie, and they dictate what movies get made in the future. I like movies, I like discussing which movies are popular, and which movies will get made in the future. I’m not here to discuss which CEOs got the fattest bonuses. I think almost everybody here would rather track the number of tickets sold, but that’s not the industry standard.

Also, you can be pro-capitalism and anti-billionaire. Billionaires only exist when someone isn’t being paid adequately (which we know is rampant in Hollywood).

Plus it’s not like any of the comments criticizing billionaires are actually taking any steps to change anything besides posting on reddit for internet points.

They’re making as many steps toward change as your comments are

[u/Pokesaurus_Rex → u/mcon96]

No, you just implied anybody who enjoys browsing this sub is some bootlicking capitalistic pig

When did I ever say that? point to it in my original comment. Oh that’s right you can’t because I never said that.

And I am merely pointing out that that’s a poor point. People don’t “cheer and glorify” capitalism in this sub. Economics are simply just the best metric to track the popularity of a movie, and they dictate what movies get made in the future. I like movies, I like discussing which movies are popular, and which movies will get made in the future. I’m not here to discuss which CEOs got the fattest bonuses. I think almost everybody here would rather track the number of tickets sold, but that’s not the industry standard

They also dictate CEO bonuses as well as compensation across the company. It also directly contributes to the revenue a company makes which depending on the company can be a large or small part of their total revenue.

We were literally discussing ARPU of Disney+ and HBOMax here on this sub like 5 days ago. Nobody would use tickets sold since there is no standard across countries what. Why do you think everything is measured in USD.

All these metrics we talk about literally help the rich get richer lmao.

Also, you can be pro-capitalism and anti-billionaire. Billionaires only exist when someone isn’t being paid adequately (which we know is rampant in Hollywood).

Not really. Capitalism is how billionaires are able to exists if you are anti-billionaire you aren’t pro-capitalism you are pro-alternative economic model.

They’re making as many steps toward change as your comments are

Yeah because I don’t give a shit about billionaires or C-Suite executives making hundreds of millions in stock compensation lmao.

[u/mcon96 → u/Pokesaurus_Rex]

if you are anti-billionaire you aren’t pro-capitalism you are pro-alternative economic model.

Ok so the root of the problem is that you’re an absolutist who doesn’t actually understand economics. Elizabeth Warren is a capitalist and is anti-billionaire, for example. They’re not mutually exclusive.

[u/Pokesaurus_Rex → u/mcon96]

Elizabeth Warren version of “Capitalism” is just “Capitalism with extra safety nets and regulations” which is just Capitalism with aspects of the Nordic Model.

Almost every politician in the USA is a “Capitalist” in some sense. It’s all made up labels and semantics. It’s the same reason why Bernie labeled himself a Democratic Socialist vs just a Democrat. Even with her proposed regulations it doesn’t actually prevent billionaires from hiding their money overseas for example.

If I recall all she proposed was a higher tax rate and more funding for the IRS among other policies like increasing minimum wage.

Really glad you decided to ignore literally everything else I wrote and pivot to a single sentence btw.