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[โ€“] PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml -4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If your parents were multimillionaires and hired publicists and boat crews and built a brand around those beliefs, I'm sure you would have too.

I think if my parents were multimillionaires I would be even more busy enjoying my life than fighting a fight with uneven odds.

Of course coming from a stable background makes it easier to be an activist, but it is still far from easy to devote your life to one cause.

A lot of rich kids just become spoiled and rich. What Greta did was special.