An image so embarrassing it actually managed to horseshoe back around to inspiring. Where I used to see humiliation and cringe, I now see a triumph of the self and a rare demonstration of radical bravery…
"the amount of money she made off fans just to--" at some point you guys have to understand that her fans love her. they are spending the money willingly -- not because they can't stream it, not because they couldn't listen to the previous records before -- but because they love her. they want to support her. thats how this works. no one is getting "gotten" lmao. she's not doing anything to them, besides bringing them with her through her journey of life.
striking how everyone in this story says they voted for trump because they want to make offensive jokes. anybody who has close friends is pretty free to say off-color things in front of them bc of the shared understanding of what they actually believe. maybe try having friends!