• InevitableSwing [none/use name]
    hexagon
    ·
    1 year ago

    Lots of Americans like ads, brands, etc. Phrases like "build one's brand" seem perfectly normal. I had a look at Jimmy Buffet's Wikipedia page the other day. He markets himself as "laid back". In reality he's a businessman who makes music. He has been working hard for many decades to build his brand to incredible levels of financial success. He's got a net worth of ~$1 billion. He didn't get that insane amount of money by lounging in a hammock.

    Buffett is one of the world's richest musicians, with a net worth as of 2023 of $1 billion.

    [...]

    "Business ventures" section

    I think a lot of his fans are devoted to him for reasons they would never admit to. In American culture - there is a clear worship of fame and money.

    • axont [she/her, comrade/them]
      ·
      1 year ago

      He has been working hard for many decades to build his brand to incredible levels of financial success

      His underpaid restaurant employees have been working hard to build his brand to incredible success.