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Originally Posted by Daradon
Exactly.
I can't comment on this case right now because I haven't looked at the video, but it's kind of annoying how many people are so quick to dismiss celebrities opinions because their celebrities. We all have opinions on pretty much everything, why would they be any different?
I think it comes down to jealousy most times (though said people would never admit it). Jealousy that these people have more money or fame, or more likely, perhaps that because these people have a soapbox to with which to air their thoughts, and said person does not.
Now don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that just because a celeb says it, that it's good or worth listening to, far from it. There's plenty of examples of dumb, naive, or spoiled celebrities saying really dumb things. Just that I get annoyed with the double standard or false sense of superiority. A celeb may make a really good point about an environmental issue, or a tax issue, and people will jump all over them because, what would they know? They have it so easy, easy for them to say. They're not trained in that field!
Guess what, neither are you in 99% of issues!
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A major problem I have with the messenger here is the total hypocrisy.
He talks about wealth disparity, yet he is someone who takes every possible opportunity to live as lavishly as possible. He dates models, drives fancy sports cars, is constantly seen partying, rides in private jets, constantly wears top end clothes and jewelry etc..
He complains about environmental issues, yet his main vehicle of transportation is his Range Rover. He constantly uses private jets.
It's as though he's just trying to pass the buck of responsibility to some abstract concept of "business". I'd have a lot more respect for him if he lived by example and did things like donate a lot of his excess money to charity and then drive a Prius. Brand does a lot of "charity work", but it's always highly publicized.
The reality of the situation is that consumers produce far more pollution than businesses do. Personal transportation results in far more CO2 output than the oil/mining industries as a whole. The first step in his "Revolution" might be downsizing his Range Rover and flying "first class" - as oppossed to on a private jet - with the commoners.
The whole thing just comes across as a rant from an aristocrat who's lost touch with reality. Mary Antoinette telling the peasants to "eat cake".