Do you ever consider that there's a guy who became a billionaire by inventing a cartoon cat who likes eating and hates Mondays?
Capitalism is great.
And the best part is, he was a struggling artist whose ideas failed time after time, until he decided to do the laziest, most cliche and relatable idea he could think of and that is where he struck gold.
Not that I'm bitter about art under capitalism or anything...
Jim Davis the cartoonist and Jim Davis the billionaire are two different people.
I assume you mean the New Balance guy, but Garfield Jim Davis must be at least close to a billionaire himself.
one of those net worth sites says 800 million, most of the way there!
Boomers could literally become rich by being that one guy in the office that can draw half decent.
Like half the stories I hear about how people got their jobs pre 2008 are like "Yeah well I just said I could tell a mean knock knock joke so they gave me a radio show."
There are kids out there making millions playing fortnite or minecraft; no, the comic guy is not an issue for me.
Nah, it's just funny to think about.
https://pennbookcenter.com/jim-davis-net-worth/
Estimated $800 Million
Good for him though
Oh, I'm not criticizing him for doing it, just that it's funny that so many people saw that cat and said ”wow, he hates Mondays? He really gets me.” leading to a merchandising empire.
That's fucked up. He should be a trillionaire
That's not Jim Davis, that's the guy who tried to murder Jim Davis!
Brought more joy into the world that Elonma
By far, although I think people do enjoy vandalizing and destroying Teslas.
He was also at least indirectly responsible for Garfield and Friends.
You take a hot dog, stuff it with some jack cheese, fold it in a pizza, you've got cheesy blasters! Thanks Meat Cat!
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