Grrr - this whole narrative makes me so ragey! We (my partner and I) fit into the top 1% of Australian Income earners. Without wanting to come across as a total wanker, we have the level of income, and live the life that Scammie dreams of (except that we are good eggs not MLM scammers). And yes - hard work has played a part - but so too has white, straight privilege AND an abundance of luck. In fact, the opportunity that led to our financial position was (IMO) predominately a result of my partner being a straight, white male.
This whole spiel of Annie’s that “she works harder than 90% of Australians so I deserve what I have” is so fucked (sorry; lost for words I’m so ragey).
I know - 1000% - that there are a lot of Australians that have worked a lot longer, and a lot harder than my partner and I did, yet will never reach the financial position that we have. And yes - while I’m not about to throw all my money away - I do feel a level of embarrassment at times, that there are people doing truly important work that’s improved and saves other lives who will never be compensated to the level that we are.
I also think that she massively overplays how much she “has”. While I think that she earned a significant amount with the initial sales of her NFTs, so can’t see that continuing. But I also suspect that she’s using that as capital to fund her TAW collective clothing and merch business. If you go back and read her old blog posts on her websites, she’s always dreamed of owning a clothing company. So now that’s she’s cashed up, that’s what she’s finally doing.
But really - who would want to buy clothing she’s designed/rubber stamped based on what we see her wearing everyday? And the active wear market is so ridiculously over saturated, that I’m totally confused as to why (other than blind faith in her own selling abilities) she thinks that she can make a dent in the Australian market, never mind the global market that she keeps talking about.