I remember when people used to say that Rowling was different because she made her money from writing or whatever.

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    9 days ago

    The wealth gap between just being a millionaire and being a billionaire is so unfathomably massive.

    Millionaires are believable in a single lucky lifetime, but billions? One thousand millionaires in one person?

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      8 days ago

      The Harry Potter books have sold over 600 million copies. Of course there were a lot of people involved, but I think nowadays with digital self-publishing, it could be possible to have a book series that sells millions of copies while only requiring the labor of a handful of people.