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I apologise for replying to you without providing enough relevant context. It's true that you weren't the one who initially brought up the issue of "irony", but I didn't want to reply to the [flagged][dead] comment as that would provide even less context to people reading mine. You say that you're not the person I disagree with, but by saying "it's ironic" you gave the impression that we shouldn't expect leftists to…
I'm the OP. There's nothing wrong with these podcasters making money for their work. I mostly disagree with them but they've earned their money. What I find ironic about it is that these podcasters in particular are crass, irreverent, and hypercritical of capitalism. But, they're using the status quo to make life changing amounts of money by talking about how bad the current system is. Good for them, though.
I accept that people might find it ironic if someone who complains about wealth inequality is also extremely wealthy, but on the other hand, someone who has managed to become extremely wealthy is arguably the best qualified to judge the unfairness or dangers of such a system.
Perhaps a better example of irony in this situation, though, is the fact that capitalism seems to be rewarding people for criticising (and potentially seeking to end) it, which is an odd property for a system to have.