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    1 year ago

    But they had unpleasant young lives.

    So did a lot of people, but they didn’t get a billion dollars for their troubles.

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      You can float in and out of rehab in a drug-fueled haze for a lot less than a billion dollars. The industry is horrifically abusive, particularly to young people. And for every Mary Kate and Ashley, there’s a legion of kids who endure all that abuse for nothing.