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minus-squarekillingspark@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down1·26 days agoI agree that “just don’t buy it” is not that easy for culture in general, it could be applied to hypermonetized events. I’m not sure I get your second point. How is Ticketmaster enabled by people boycotting events that get scalped?
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·26 days ago How is Ticketmaster enabled by people boycotting events that get scalped? They aren’t by that specifically, but they are by transferring the blame to scalpers and the victims of both scalpers and Ticketmaster…
I agree that “just don’t buy it” is not that easy for culture in general, it could be applied to hypermonetized events.
I’m not sure I get your second point. How is Ticketmaster enabled by people boycotting events that get scalped?
They aren’t by that specifically, but they are by transferring the blame to scalpers and the victims of both scalpers and Ticketmaster…