• Sam_Bass@lemmy.world
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        16 days ago

        Not all of them. i wouldn’t call buying a concert ticket exploitation. Pricing them to astronomical heights, yeah. The only person responsible for parting with their moneys is the Self.

        • CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          16 days ago

          This comes up a lot. While Swift might not be able to control concert ticket prices as a whole, she certainly has the influence to make it better. She’s a literal billionaire with a very devout following.

          If anyone could hold a concert at a non-ticketmaster venue, it’s her.

          If anyone could pay her staff quintuple the going rate, it’s her.

          If anyone could lobby cities that hold her concerts accountable for how they treat homeless people, it’s her.

          I love Taylor Swift as much as the next person, but she has blood on her hands just like every billionaire. She may be one of the “good” ones but if anyone could afford to do better, it’s her.

    • Bertrand "call me Butt" Kiss@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      16 days ago

      Ruthless espolitation of the working class and then portected from said working class by armed guards (ploice) and their apparatchik (judical system) , paid for mostly by the working classes.