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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(130,392 posts)
Thu Oct 30, 2025, 08:09 PM Thursday

Billie Eilish Calls on Billionaires to Support People in Need: 'No Hate, But Give Your Money Away'

It’s fair to say that Billie Eilish does well for herself. The 23-year-old musician is currently in the final three-week stretch of the Hit Me Hard and Soft tour, an extensive international run with 106 sold-out shows. Her third studio album has received a two-times platinum certification from RIAA with 2 million copies sold. She will also be donating $11.5 million from the tour to various organizations and charities.

Stephen Colbert revealed the news while presenting Eilish with the Wall Street Journal Magazine’s Music Innovator of the Year award in New York on Wednesday, Oct. 29. The proceeds will benefit organizations and projects that support food equity, climate justice, reducing carbon pollution, and conducting crucial environmental work in combating the climate crisis.

While accepting the award in a room of affluent figures — including Mark Zuckerberg, who has a net worth of more than $225 billion — Eilish wondered aloud about why people who have the resources to help others often fail to do so.

“We’re in a time right now when the world is really, really bad and really dark,” Eilish said. “People need empathy and help more than, kind of, ever, especially in our country. I’d say if you have money, it would be great to use it for good things and maybe give it to some people that need it.”

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/music/articles/billie-eilish-calls-billionaires-support-153020859.html

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Billie Eilish Calls on Billionaires to Support People in Need: 'No Hate, But Give Your Money Away' (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Thursday OP
Sounds like something Jesus would say biophile Thursday #1
She is spitting BigMin28 Thursday #2
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Your comment sounds like most in the 'comments' section on yahoo alittlelark Thursday #4
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The very wealthy have a 'Platform' the rest of us do not alittlelark Thursday #7
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I'm confused why you would see it that way ?? alittlelark Thursday #9
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I see nothing phoney about it alittlelark Thursday #12
A bit more wealthy? BannonsLiver Thursday #13
$50m worth is pretty standard now I guess? YouguysRule1 Thursday #15
Standard? I'm not sure about that. BannonsLiver Thursday #16
$50m is pleb YouguysRule1 Thursday #17
Compared to billionaires, she certainly is. BannonsLiver Thursday #18
And she's YouguysRule1 Thursday #19
Exactly. You've got it. BannonsLiver Thursday #20
I really do YouguysRule1 Thursday #23
I have no idea. I'm not obtuse. BannonsLiver Thursday #24
She young and worth 50M, I think she can get by on 10M? berkerly6240 Thursday #21
Sure, but what can Zuckerberg get by on? BannonsLiver Thursday #22
I think so YouguysRule1 Thursday #25
I don't listen to her music so I have no idea what quality it is. BannonsLiver Thursday #26
I very much agree. BannonsLiver Thursday #14
Zuckerberg 225 billion. How disgusting and obscene. SammyWinstonJack Thursday #5
They need to pay their fair share in taxes. valleyrogue Thursday #11

BigMin28

(1,792 posts)
2. She is spitting
Thu Oct 30, 2025, 08:25 PM
Thursday

Into the wind. We can't even get the rich to pay taxes or decent wages. They're not letting go of one red cent.

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alittlelark

(19,077 posts)
4. Your comment sounds like most in the 'comments' section on yahoo
Thu Oct 30, 2025, 08:51 PM
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Very much the sentiment of the vast majority I saw in the yahoo ‘ comments’ section……

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alittlelark

(19,077 posts)
7. The very wealthy have a 'Platform' the rest of us do not
Thu Oct 30, 2025, 09:13 PM
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It’s the natue of end-stage capitalism.

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alittlelark

(19,077 posts)
12. I see nothing phoney about it
Thu Oct 30, 2025, 09:40 PM
Thursday

She has true talent - many envy that…she has haters that love to post negative 💩

BannonsLiver

(19,882 posts)
13. A bit more wealthy?
Thu Oct 30, 2025, 09:47 PM
Thursday

She’s worth $50 million tops. She’s closer to the average net worth of the average American than any billionaire is and it’s not close. Welcome, and enjoy your stay here.

BannonsLiver

(19,882 posts)
16. Standard? I'm not sure about that.
Thu Oct 30, 2025, 09:59 PM
Thursday

What I do know is that relative to Zuckerberg and other billionaires she’s a pleb.

BannonsLiver

(19,882 posts)
18. Compared to billionaires, she certainly is.
Thu Oct 30, 2025, 10:21 PM
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Zuckerberg is 4,500 times wealthier than Billy Eilish. For musk it would be closer to 10,000 times, if my math is correct.

 

YouguysRule1

(9 posts)
23. I really do
Thu Oct 30, 2025, 10:41 PM
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Being incredibly rich is fine. Good to know, thanks. $50m is only average it seems as wealth. Apparently only target those richer than you are at only $50m wealth and you're good.

What's the limit on that? $100m? $500m? $10b? Where it's ok to target the richer as evil and you're just 'one of the regulars'

BannonsLiver

(19,882 posts)
22. Sure, but what can Zuckerberg get by on?
Thu Oct 30, 2025, 10:40 PM
Thursday

Do you agree with the now banned poster that she just should just STFU?

 

YouguysRule1

(9 posts)
25. I think so
Thu Oct 30, 2025, 10:45 PM
Thursday

The rich bashing the rich thing isn't a very persuasive. Yeah, one might have $50m and another $50b, but compared to the guy with $50k or nothing...

I don't understand why this girl would get any attention at all, her music sucks too.

BannonsLiver

(19,882 posts)
26. I don't listen to her music so I have no idea what quality it is.
Thu Oct 30, 2025, 10:48 PM
Thursday

“This girl” is interesting phrasing, though.

BannonsLiver

(19,882 posts)
14. I very much agree.
Thu Oct 30, 2025, 09:52 PM
Thursday

It’s like the dregs of the universe over there. And of course loads of bots.

valleyrogue

(2,423 posts)
11. They need to pay their fair share in taxes.
Thu Oct 30, 2025, 09:30 PM
Thursday

The rest of us should not be forced to pay for these parasites' lifestyles.

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