> I don’t see anyone complaining that Beyoncé gets millions of dollars per performance while the average musician earns pittance.
It would be a legitimate position to take. The system sustaining Beyoncé revenue is approximately the same one which is used to justify star CEO revenues.
The interesting question isn’t is it expected that top CEO will earn more than average CEO anyway. It’s why has the gap between the salary of top CEO and their average worker grew so much in the past 50 years. It’s a legitimate question to ask.