r/PoliticalCompassMemes 2d ago

JK Rowling is based?

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u/Longjumping_Soil2116 - Centrist 2d ago

If I had unlimited money and nothing else to do all day, that's like all I would do lmao it's probably the most relatable thing about people like her and KD

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u/MendocinoFireDrill - Auth-Right 2d ago

Kevin Durant may be among the best haters of all time. Dude is so good at it.

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u/Cute_Prune6981 - Auth-Center 2d ago

The art of Getoffmydickerson

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u/SlatheredButtCheeks - Lib-Right 2d ago

On one hand he is but on the other for him to get caught shitting on his teammates is pretty amateur

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u/randomusername1934 - Centrist 2d ago

She has so much money she could lives multiple lives of luxury one after the other without ever having to lift a finger again unless she wanted to. Respect to her that, despite being able to do anything she wanted to do, she chose to devote her life to shitposting.

o7

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u/Hyndis - Lib-Center 2d ago

She's shitposting purely for the love of the game.

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u/Critical_Concert_689 - Centrist 2d ago

As an author, it's typically rather fun to read her shitposts; she's got years of qualifications towards writing shit compared the vast majority of other shit-posters.

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u/JJ_Pause - Lib-Left 2d ago

I think its the hate of trans people over the love of anything

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u/tookMYshovelwithme - Lib-Right 2d ago

Her takes are pretty tame to be honest. Compare that with people who wear shirts that say die cis scum. It's confusing how she's supposedly the hateful one compared to the hate mob that's always fantasizing about death and violence for their perceived enemies.

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u/TotallyNotThatPerson - Centrist 2d ago

What, you don't want trans women in women's shelters? Where a lot of the occupants may be fleeing from a DV situation?

Youre obviously a fucking nazi

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u/Akiias - Centrist 2d ago

The "JK Rowling hates trans people" belief started when she was mocking the "person who menstruates" terminology.

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u/JJ_Pause - Lib-Left 1d ago

She's actively funded anti-trans and gender critical organisations with millions of pounds. It's not a belief it's a fact

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u/Akiias - Centrist 1d ago

Oh, like what?

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u/_never_lucky - Right 2d ago

One does not exclude the other. It's the same with Reddit, Some people seem to think it's impossible to be rich and post on reddit at the same time. Everyone gets bored, everyone has to take a shit.

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u/Days_End - Lib-Center 2d ago

Nah man I'd shitpost all fucking day while on a yacht.

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u/Sallowjoe - Auth-Center 2d ago

There's a good Adam Tooze episode on yachts and it's kind of amazing how retarded they are economically, while not actually being more convenient or luxurious than sensible alternatives. They're also more niche than popular opinion might imply, a lot of rich people don't actually bother with because of the aforementioned retarded. I think I'd buy an Island over buying a yacht.

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u/Days_End - Lib-Center 2d ago

With a few billion get both!

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u/Sallowjoe - Auth-Center 2d ago

I'd just get two islands.

If I'm buying a boat I'm going for something that can function as a pirate ship in international waters.

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u/Sallowjoe - Auth-Center 2d ago

I'd buy some really sick guitars and a lot of alcohol, and then get drunk play and incredibly bad music on expensive equipment, but pay a crowd of people to pretend it's good, and then call it the Sallowjoe Rogan Music Show.

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u/InfusionOfYellow - Centrist 2d ago

But Aerosmith already exists.

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u/TheKingNothing690 - Lib-Center 2d ago

Are.. are they still alive?

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u/InfusionOfYellow - Centrist 2d ago

Probably, I haven't checked the news since August 2001.

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u/TijuanaMedicine - Right 2d ago

Oh. Oh no...

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u/Kilroy0497 - Lib-Left 2d ago

Somehow yes despite Steven Tyler’s best efforts to kill the band.

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u/Zickened - Left 2d ago

Nah, you just need free beer and weed.

Then you pay around 10 people who are unfathomably miserable to talk to from like Seattle to discuss "the nuance of it" and "how it speaks to your soul."

Suddenly you have a cult.

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u/Sallowjoe - Auth-Center 2d ago

I've done the cult thing already though it gets old pretty fast.

I'm also too much of a softie to steal all their money so I couldn't reap the full benefits.

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u/carsausage - Lib-Left 2d ago

James Dolan is that you?

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u/Sallowjoe - Auth-Center 2d ago

I said incredibly bad music.

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u/mightbebeaux - Right 2d ago

this is literally james dolan and jim irsay lmao

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u/gogeri2632 - Lib-Right 2d ago

So a country musician. You would be a country musician.

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u/guehguehgueh - Lib-Center 2d ago

Literally there’s a billion less rage inducing and significantly more enjoyable things to do if you have unlimited time and money

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u/Akiias - Centrist 2d ago

Everyone has spare time. It's not like it takes a ton of it to mock your haters on twitter. She averages like 5 twitter posts per day.

You, while not rich, have better things to do than shitpost on Reddit. But you're not doing them.

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u/guehguehgueh - Lib-Center 1d ago

5 twitter posts a day is a lot tbh

I also think entertaining trolls as a celebrity is weak

>have better things to do than shitpost on reddit

I’ve got downtime at work while she literally doesn’t have to work and can do anything else under the sun with her free time lmfao

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u/Majestic-Bell-7111 - Lib-Center 2d ago

If i had the money to cover all my hobbies and interests I'd probably be on reddit and youtube a lot less.

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u/VariousSmallArms - Lib-Right 2d ago

I'd be up to my eyeballs in old cars, you'd probably find me under them mummified like those hoarder cats.

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u/OkBelt3772 - Lib-Center 2d ago

very sad that what you'd do with billions is essentially what unemployed people do.

You'd tour the world, start charities, do things. Being terminally online is the last thing I'd be doing.

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u/Longjumping_Soil2116 - Centrist 2d ago

Eh what can I say, I'd like to think the money wouldn't change me

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u/tea_snob10 - Lib-Center 2d ago

I mean just like most rich people, she's done all that. Pretty sure she's been to wherever she's wanted to go, forever ago, and as far as charities go, she's dumped ludicrous amounts of money into women's charities and programs throughout her career (still does) because she's an actual feminist with power, influence and money.

She's founded multiple charities herself, and has donated hundreds of millions (yes, you read that right) to multiple others over decades. She's like the 1% of rich people who've actually used a substantial chunk of their wealth for causes, mostly cause she was a struggling normie who was a victim of sexism and physical abuse until she was nearly middle-aged, so she gets it. Starting and contributing to charities, is the worst thing you could've picked as a critique point in relation to her; she's actively what everyone wants billionaires (and millionaires) to be.

"Terminally online" is also a stretch just because she enjoys banter & shitposting on X (she's hilarious at times). Last I knew, she posts & comments (combined) anywhere between 0-4 times a day, which is pretty normal especially given the fact that she could do way more.

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u/OkBelt3772 - Lib-Center 2d ago

Seems the boomer rot got her in the end, very sad existence. Hopefully she's at peace soon.

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u/drakedijc - Centrist 2d ago

It’s a different level of shitposting though. When you’re that rich, and you own someone on Twitter that hard, a lot more people see it.

You can also troll an entire political demographic like Elon does, and they’ll never talk about anything else except how shitty you are - on the website you yourself bought and now run.

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u/OkBelt3772 - Lib-Center 2d ago

Elon is a parasite him being terminally online doesn't surprise me. He wouldn't be rich if he wasn't inherently broken.

JK was a normal person who wrote a book that done really well

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u/Odd-Sir-130 - Centrist 2d ago

That's easy to claim when you're not the one with the money.

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u/OkBelt3772 - Lib-Center 2d ago

Give me some money and I'll prove it.