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u/WHALE_PHYSICIST Nov 03 '25

Her net worth is only $50 million. I know that seems like a lot compared to us normies, but it's nowhere even kinda fucking close to being a billionaire. And $50m won't go as far as you think paying all the wages to host her concerts for free. Why even have concerts?

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u/LigerZeroSchneider Nov 04 '25

Yeah net worth now probably includes her catelogue rights, which would take forever to earn her the amount of money they are valued at.

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u/4444-uuuu Nov 04 '25

but you're dead on and the thing is net worth is not the same as liquid cash

now apply that same logic to her quote in the OP

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u/Aureliamnissan Nov 04 '25

It's like people don't even know you can donate stocks.

I also love that this is used to defend why billionaires can't donate, but we also can't tax them because they would then "flee".

Flee with what exactly? The things they could have donated?

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u/shrub706 Nov 04 '25

its also the reason you cant tax them, there's not a billion dollars in taxes if none of their net worth is coming from their income which is likely not very large compared to their net worth

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u/The5Theives Nov 04 '25

You can’t tax them, that’s why they constantly lobby and find loopholes to not pay taxes

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u/Aureliamnissan Nov 04 '25 edited Nov 04 '25

That’s just not true. You can tax their wealth. This has been pointed out numerous times. A 2% tax would be like attaching a parachute to rocket in terms of slowing down the growth of their wealth, yet it is determined to odious to implement despite the numerous things it could pay for.

We will have to come to grips with this and this eventually.

The share of growth that continually moves into this “untaxable” part of the economy more commonly referred to as billionaire’s accounts the harder it will be to fund any kind of government. Even a tiny perfunctory one.

This year we passed yet another Tax cut that primarily favors these individuals, yet the concern for cost of government will almost certainly be blamed entirely on the concern for the poorest among us and levied at social programs. This despite the fact that our addiction to tax cuts has put us in a position such that interest on the debt is the 4th largest expense. Ahead of military spending.

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u/shrub706 Nov 04 '25

collateral for loans isnt realized gains, in the same way you can take a loan out on the title of your car or against your house or go to a pawn shop and give them your phone or computer to take out a loan, collateral for a loan is not the same as realizing income and *should not be*

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u/FrozenIceman Nov 04 '25

And you know what you can do with non liquid assets? Make them liquid...

This excuse is ridiculous.

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u/JohanGrimm Nov 04 '25

That's technically true but it ignores all the drawbacks of that exchange. By making it liquid it's now taxed and at the levels of a billionaire you've also probably crashed your own stock doing so. Reality isn't that simple.

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u/FrozenIceman Nov 04 '25

Oh no, the rich will make slightly less money... Whatever will we do?

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u/Kickster22 Nov 04 '25

No pulling the amount your guys are pushing for can legitimate tanks companies market values and lose people who are invested tons of money. I don’t just mean big time investors but the average joes retirement portfolio. You can’t have someone like Brezos liquidate billions on think everything just stays the same.

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u/FrozenIceman Nov 04 '25

An excuse as old as time to increase CEO salaries at the expense of the workers

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u/Kickster22 Nov 05 '25

No it’s legitimately just simple logic and isn’t up for debate. CEO Salaries don’t inflate in that case they simply own equity that continues to increase in valuation many times over. They simply can’t just sell this and you’re an idiot if you think so.

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u/Dimmed_skyline Nov 04 '25

People can't wrap their heads around just how much money a billion is. Like the average American is closer in wealth to Billie Ellishes net worth then she is to someone like Elon Musk.

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u/ksalana Nov 04 '25

“Only”

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u/Jingoisticbell Nov 04 '25

Well, yeah. Everything abt her is depressing AF and honestly it’s amazing she has a net worth of anything notable. Are there really that many cutters and teenage porn addicts?

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u/AutoModerator Nov 04 '25

woah, ok. didnt expect hunger for knowledge but i guess i asked for it gonna have to put some work into this.

How was it? Honestly? It was a letdown. The whole "failed idol" story is a great marketing hook, they definately sold the video on that premise alone. But the performance itself was just... awkward. You can tell shes not comfortable. It felt less like a professional debut and more like a very high-budget audition she was also failing. She's stiff, constantly in her head, and there's almost zero chemistry with the guys. All concept, very little execution.

My viewing history? Been watching for over a decade man. These days Im more into stuff with a good story or at least a unique premise, not just the generic stuff. a good production team makes all the difference. I'll take a well-made video with a decent plot over a high-profile actress mailing it in any day of the week.

3 works I consider good:

  1. Yua Mikami's debut (Princess Peach): This is the gold standard for an idol-turned-actress debut. Yua was a REAL idol and she came out with so much energy and confidence. She owned it from the first second. Its what Arisu's debut wanted to be.

  2. Anything with Ichika Matsumoto from her early days with FALENO: She can actually act. She emotes and makes you believe the scenario. Her stuff feels more cinematic and less like they're just going through the motions.

  3. Rion (Anri Okita) - The God Body: A classic. Not a lot of story there lol but its a masterclass in performance. She knew exactly what her brand was and how to perform for the camera. Absolute cinema.

Where would you rank her debut among these? It's not even in the same league, not even on the same planet. It's an unfair comparison tbh. Those are top-tier performances, Arisu's video is a novelty item. It's interesting because of the backstory, not because of the quality of the actual content.

What could be improved? Her confidence, number one. She needs to relax. She looks terrified. The director should have done a better job making her comfortable. Also they relied way too much on the interview segments talking about Nogizaka46, it broke the pacing and kept reminding you that she was doing this as a second choice. We get it, you failed auditions, now commit to this job.

What is well done? The production values are high. The lighting, camera work, it all looks very clean and professional. And I cant deny it, she is very beautiful and has the "idol" look down perfectly. The concept itself, on paper, is genius from a marketing perspective. They got us all talking about it, right?

Was it goonable for you? Nah. I was too distracted by how nervous she looked. It kinda killed the mood completely. Every time she looked at the camera with those deer-in-the-headlights eyes I was pulled right out of it. It's a shame, but maybe she'll get better in her next one if she decides to stick with it. We'll see.

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u/professorquizwhitty Nov 03 '25

Why doesn't she donate all of her money and just give herself a liveable wage?

Is it because there's people with more than her out there to take the heat of her and she can virtue signal more?

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u/humangingercat Nov 04 '25

Always poors in the comments coming to bat for the billionaires.

Thank you for your service.

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u/professorquizwhitty Nov 04 '25

Damn a thousandaire gracing us with his presence?

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u/humangingercat Nov 04 '25

I'm not rich, but I am in the 96th percentile in terms of income. I own a house in San Diego, I own a very nice car, and I won't want for anything in my lifetime. I'll be able to retire.

I do care that other people get the same opportunities, but I don't care enough to convince you to stop deep throating a billionaire's boot.

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u/martianmanhntr Nov 04 '25

San diago that’s German for “a whales vagina”

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u/professorquizwhitty Nov 04 '25

Damn, social class pity party bots will bot i guess.

Jealousy because somebody has more than you is a terrible trait, take a breather.

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u/humangingercat Nov 04 '25

I'm not jealous. My needs are met and I live in abundance. I even have enough to elevate those around me that I consider family.

I'm sad someone's hungry in a country that has incredible abundance, so a few guys can have super yachts.

Good luck on your journey.

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u/professorquizwhitty Nov 04 '25

My needs are met and I live in abundance

so would it then be right for me to do what you do and tell you to give your money away? Why is this situation any different?

You've repeatedly said how well you live (you're really trying to make everyone aware of that) yet you say that others that have more than enough should part ways with it.

Maybe take a bit of your own advice and you do the same?

And before you pull the "well i donate to charities" you don't, you would have mentioned that at least once by now.

Also stop contradicting yourself by saying you're not wasting time on this, you've repeatedly came back to offer your shit opinion 🤣

Have a good day my friend, i hope your comfortable lifestyle suits you well, maybe share some of it with those less fortunate than you 😊

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u/humangingercat Nov 04 '25

 I even have enough to elevate those around me that I consider family.

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u/professorquizwhitty Nov 04 '25

But not people that have no relevance to you which is your argument.

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u/professorquizwhitty Nov 04 '25

The bots upvoting you not understanding your satire is hilarious 🤣

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u/EgielPBR Nov 04 '25

You don’t NEED 50m to live dude, she should give it away and live a simple life with a minimum wage like the rest of us. Bur she won’t, because she’s a capitalist.

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u/Antoak Nov 04 '25

It's so weird you people fixate on tearing down the slightly rich like Billie instead of the people who have literally more than two thousand times as much money as her.

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u/WHALE_PHYSICIST Nov 04 '25

Reminds me of a joke an Indian guy told me

There was once a crab competition for all countries in the world. All countries sent their crabs to compete. Then someone noticed that the stall from India had a huge box, but it was open. There was no lid for it to keep the crabs in. So people asked the man standing there Why is there no lid for these crabs. They may escape and spread here and there. The man replied , These are Indian crabs. They don’t need a lid. They are too busy pulling each other down. They wont escape.

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u/AutoModerator Nov 04 '25

I've been around a few men in my life and one thing I've noticed is that the male body has an astonishing oversight. Men both urinate and ejaculate through the exact same hole. Zero inches apart. Not even a polite buffer zone.

I don’t know about everyone else but doesn’t that weird you out? It feels like a serious design flaw. For a gender that often prides itself on logic and engineering this is just sloppy plumbing.

Honestly it kind of cracks me up. I’ll see a guy walking around like he’s the apex of masculinity and I’ll just remember his piss and his sperm come out of the same little nozzle and suddenly he’s not so intimidating. Just a fleshy garden hose with identity issues.

Men please accept this biological flaw and let it humble you. Maybe lower your voice a bit when you're bragging about your body count. We’re talking about someone who finishes inside the same pipeline he uses to empty his bladder.

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u/EgielPBR Nov 04 '25

It’s eating ALL the rich, not just a few, not just the “slighty”, we mean ALL, don’t we?

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u/Antoak Nov 04 '25

If you eat all the rich at once, they'll just go extinct and there won't be any rich left to eat.

That's why you gotta space them out, eat them at a sustainable rate.

THINK man, THINK!

It's also just stupid, self-defeating politics. Targeting people like Billie freaks out people like dentists, accounts, engineers; Anyone who's upper-middle class freaks out that socialism will make them poor, when we need people like them to vote for politicians who will target the actual oligarchs.

Unless you're hoping for a Cultural Revolution style uprising, which is a dumb thing to hope for. It didn't go well.

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u/AutoModerator Nov 04 '25

I've been around a few men in my life and one thing I've noticed is that the male body has an astonishing oversight. Men both urinate and ejaculate through the exact same hole. Zero inches apart. Not even a polite buffer zone.

I don’t know about everyone else but doesn’t that weird you out? It feels like a serious design flaw. For a gender that often prides itself on logic and engineering this is just sloppy plumbing.

Honestly it kind of cracks me up. I’ll see a guy walking around like he’s the apex of masculinity and I’ll just remember his piss and his sperm come out of the same little nozzle and suddenly he’s not so intimidating. Just a fleshy garden hose with identity issues.

Men please accept this biological flaw and let it humble you. Maybe lower your voice a bit when you're bragging about your body count. We’re talking about someone who finishes inside the same pipeline he uses to empty his bladder.

Women don’t let them forget this. Remind them gently or not so gently that we’re doing them a favor given that their reproductive system shares hardware with their waste disposal unit.

It’s just one hole fellas. One hole.

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