We could easily feed kids in Africa if every time we tried the warlords didn’t swoop in and take the food for themselves while killing the kids instead.
Well, at least pop bands got hit singles out of it.
I saw a documentary on the recording "We Are The World" some years ago. Limousine after limousine pulled to the recording studio, depositing big stars like U2, Bruce Springsteen, Cyndi Lauper, George Michael, etc. During the recording, the champagne and caviar flowed. Then they were dumped back in their limos and driven back to their gated mansions. The record shot to number one and everybody felt good about themselves for a while.
That was back in 1984 or 85. Early rumblings of virtue signaling.