cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/833521
Archived version: https://archive.ph/DC7WR
Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20230729221643/https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/28/feds-home-in-on-ticketmaster-antitrust-case-00108771
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/833521
Archived version: https://archive.ph/DC7WR
Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20230729221643/https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/28/feds-home-in-on-ticketmaster-antitrust-case-00108771
Here’s the stupid dumb secret:
Nobody actually has to be the bad guy.
The role of “bad guy” is just stealing.
If nobody is in that role, then …
… you don’t get your stuff stolen.
Capitalists don’t just want a lot of money, they want all of the money
I should have been more clear. I was referring to the service that TM provides to said venues and artists. Obviously they don’t really provide a real service for consumers
Sure, but also:
If you have a band,
and someone says “I’ll be the bad guy for your band”
… they’re just gonna be the bad guy.
Your band isn’t actually gonna win anything.
You’re just gonna have a bad guy in charge.
Sometimes, when it looks like that guy is just a ripoff, it’s really because that guy is just a ripoff. There’s no upside. Really, that guy is just ripping you off. No secret, no bargain, no fooling. It’s really just money going into that guy’s pocket.