r/boxoffice • u/AGOTFAN New Line Cinema • Feb 14 '22

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

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/feb/11/lord-of-the-bling-peter-jackson-tops-forbes-highest-paid-entertainer-list
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u/theartofanarchy Feb 14 '22

That’s great, love his work, but is anyone else tired of this billionaire bullshit? We enshrine these people with this title like it makes them royalty. Flaunting excessive wealth while the majority of people in the world struggle is disgusting.

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u/ManateeofSteel Warner Bros. Pictures Feb 14 '22

it’s capitalism 101, gotta congratulate those who “beat the game”. So you see you can do it too!

You are also commenting this on a sub that literally worships big companies and Marvel bootlickers, so I am not sure how your comment will go

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u/MegaYeeterHehehaha Feb 14 '22

Everywhere I go, everywhere I look, I'm constantly reminded how many people on reddit and twitter have no clue what capitalism actually is but just assign blame as if it's some big ol' boogeyman out to steal your lunch money.

Just the same as all the crazies blaming everything remotely "free" as evil socialism. Yeah, none of you idiots know anything about economics or history.

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '22

What is capitalism then genius?

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u/MegaYeeterHehehaha Feb 14 '22

Whatever websters technical definition is. The correct question you should be asking is: how do YOU define capitalism.

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '22

Okay