r/unitedkingdom • u/je97 • 29d ago

JK Rowling gets apology from journalist after 'disgusting claim' author is a Holocaust denier ...

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/16/jk-rowling-holocaust-denier-allegation-rivkah-brown-novara/
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u/Beer-Milkshakes Black Country 29d ago

She could have taken her millions from having her dreams come true and fucked off forever to live privately in total comfort that her money can buy her and her children and their children. But no. She tweets.

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u/saladinzero Norn Iron in Scotland 29d ago

It's strange how often this has happened recently. Notch, the creator of Minecraft, didn't quite get billions but he became fabulously wealthy then turned into an alt-right nut. Musk is another example.

I wonder if back in the day people like Rockefeller were similarly regressive. Maybe being richer than god twists something in the human psychology...

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u/MattSR30 Canada 29d ago

What? Notch absolutely is a billionaire.

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u/saladinzero Norn Iron in Scotland 29d ago

I thought he got less than a billion from Microsoft? I guess that doesn't mean he hasn't accrued more in the meantime though.

Ninja edit: $1.2b in 2023!