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No one that is super rich is an honest person. The image you see is fabricated by a whole company. The only way to get super rich is by screwing over a giant wake of other people. There are more talented people out there. The difference is that when she was faced with opportunity she chose what is best for her at the expense of all else.
In business, you will face these situations. I would probably still have my last auto body shop if I had missed by best friend's wedding and caused my apprentice to lose his house. This was what broke me. I lost my biggest account for my friend's wedding and I stretched myself too thin to make sure Eric kept his house. Then the used car market crashed out for 2 months straight in 2008 and I fell apart. This is small time. To be really successful, tell people what they want to hear then screw them over when they can't even whine or complain publicly. This is how Musk operates, and if you were to know the real Swift, you would find the same thing. These are ultra successful personalities in reality.
Who has she actually screwed over tho (without disputing your thesis because I basically agree with it)
People are right generally about billionaires.
But she's constantly in the news doing nice things with her money. Certainly she's doing more good with it than other billionaires I could name.
LONG article:
https://www.billboard.com/lists/taylor-swifts-charity-donations-gifts-timeline/