Wow that is awful; what an unfair decision to force someone to make. I know someone else who was permanently laid off from Mystere as well as someone who was permanently laid off from Zumanity. One of them lost their health insurance first and was then permanently laid off a few hours later. I’m not sure if Cirque is…

Bono has glaucoma. Came here to say this because people making fun of his sunglasses drives me nuts.

The original Canadian founder, Guy Laliberté, is also a piece of work. He fucked off to his tax shelter island after the 200 million dollar sale but has now emerged wanting to reinvest in the company, but wants the Quebec provincial government to use taxpayer money for this. He also went on a multiple day trip to the…

the Canadian performers will be just fine if they move back home, they won’t need the company health benefits and they’ll qualify for CERB.  so you’re shrugging at the cast who are American and international citizens who won’t be so lucky.  nice of you.

A minor point re: the sunglasses— I suspect he either has Transitions type eyeglass lenses, or wears tinted eyeglass lenses to great an eye condition.

They employ artists worldwide, a LOT of Americans. Many of us in live entertainment have long considered them to be a dream place to work. Our industry is dead, the first to shut down under COVID-19 and we will likely be the last to return, and the people who employed us are treating us like dirt. “Fans” demand that…

As John T Reed points out on his website, Kiyo-san made most of his money selling his first book after giving pep talks at Amway conferences...

Inheritance and legalized tax evasion. That’s it, that’s the secret.

I unfortunately did read at least one of his book years ago and I can save all of you from reading it, his genius idea was to “make money work for you” by borrowing and leveraging yourself up past your ears” I have no idea how he is still making public appearances after the entire system blew up during the last  big cr…

This. At best, they might tell you bootstrap bullshit, but real rich people never honestly teach others how to make money outside of basic shit an hour with your local banker would say. At worse, they will give you the finger or directly mislead you and find great joy in you failing.

It’s weird how often phrases that criticize aspects of American society get turned right around and are used uncritically to uphold those very same aspects of society.

We’ve been brainwashed to think grinding, working long fucking hours is morally just instead of wondering how the fuck does a society get to a point in which someone can work three jobs and still not have enough of A basic living expense.

Very well said. It really feels like America sole purchase is to keep their population desperate and stressed out to be pliable for these con artists.

I have a Mormon friend who every 3 months was participating in some sort of pyramid money scheme, because due to his religious constrictions, him and his wife had to…

they don’t need to live in this capitalist bootstrap culture, where they ultimately grind themselves into dust and where maybe 1 in 1000 gets “rich”.

If they told people their secrets, they would go to prison.

Ugh. My stepmom got this book for me when I was in my early 20s, dirt broke and working 3 jobs and with no idea what I wanted to do with my life. I read it, then decided I’d rather remain nearly-evicted every month than be as soulless as that guy. It surprises me not one bit that he’s a POS in other walks of life as…

I’m glad my dad taught me to elevate the importance of property and possessions over honor, ideology, and the welfare of the overall community.

Exactly. Real rich people are basically like “It’s none of your damn business.”

I read his book years ago. My takeaway was that my biological dad was worthless because he wasn’t obsessed with money and materialism. Also, I should find a rich daddy.

Real rich people never tell you how they make/keep/spend their money.