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  • starlinguk@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Rowling became a billionaire by writing popular books and selling the movie rights. She’s a scummy person, obviously, but she didn’t become rich by being one.

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      Most of the Harry Potter stories are stolen/copies of either existing young adult novels or existing mythology. There’s very little original material or concepts. All writers borrow from other writers, but Rowling is just barely better than a plagiarist.

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      1 year ago

      Yeah you definitely can become a billionaire without being a scummy person, just not trough business. You need to be an artist or athlete.

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        Definitely not going to be a CEO without being a piece of shit. You need that lack of ethics to make it that high.