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Not sure if "ultra-rich" is the right label, since there are probably some of them who are good people, but I'm referring to the likes of Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, etc.

I'm just wondering: do people like them watch movies or TV shows, or read books? In so much of popular media, people like them (i.e. rich, powerful, unsympathetic) are usually cast as the villain.

If they have any self-awareness and do consume popular media, surely they would know they are (edit: seen as) the bad guys?

My guess is that they simply don't consume popular media and instead wind down by doing cliche rich people activities (e.g. attend parties of only the rich, partake in expensive sports)

I tried doing a quick internet, but didn't find an answer that confirms my thoughts, so I gave up and turned to Lemmy.

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[-] FourPacketsOfPeanuts@lemmy.world 26 points 5 days ago

Bezos + Lauren Sanchez apparently binge watch Fallout, Baby Reindeer, Presumed Innocent and Severance...

“My favorite time is when the house is calm and quiet and Jeff and I are deciding what show we’re going to binge that night,” Sánchez told the magazine.

“It takes a little bit of time to decide,” she added. “You can imagine our tastes are a little different. But I love our TV time, we just have the best time.”

Among their favorites is “Fallout” – a post-apocalyptic drama based on the video game series of the same name. The series airs on Bezos’s own Amazon Prime TV. But the couple also watches shows on rival platforms Netflix and Apple TV.

“We recently saw Baby Reindeer, which of course everyone saw,” Sánchez told People. “We also just finished Presumed Innocent, which was incredible. Oh, and we loved Severance.”

https://qz.com/lauren-sanchez-jeff-bezos-reveal-favorite-tv-shows-1851636860

[-] Endmaker@ani.social 33 points 5 days ago

Among their favorites is “Fallout” – a post-apocalyptic drama based on the video game series of the same name.

I find this incredibly ironic.

[-] marcos@lemmy.world 10 points 5 days ago

IMO, Severance is even weirder.

On Fallout they can at least say to themselves that they wouldn't nuke their city to get more power. But Severance is about exactly the kind of stuff that they do.

[-] adespoton@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 days ago

Maybe they watch it as a comedy or an instructional video?

[-] Venator@lemmy.nz 1 points 3 days ago

It's kind of a dark comedy at times 😅

[-] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 1 points 3 days ago

Don't let them watch Severance. They'll get ideas

this post was submitted on 16 Nov 2024
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