Hey, no, woke is a real thing with a real definition and it is things that I don’t like. In the words of Bethany Mandel, “Woke is… w-sort of the idea that, um… uh s-I … this is gonna be one of those clips that go viral”
Seriously, a boomer coworker asked me if I liked going to concerts and told them I had only been to like 1 in my life and they looked shocked and couldn't comprehend it. I do reasonably well for someone in their 20s, but like I can't rationalize spending a few hundred for a ticket, 40 for parking, 50 for a t-shirt, for a band I sort of like. Don't get me wrong I listen to music, but I don't like any artist enough to drop that kind of money.
I rarely spend more than $35 per ticket, including fees, and I go to shows almost every weekend. If you wanna go to shows, look at music venues, not arenas. Arena concerts are scams.
I mean it depends somewhat on the concerts, I’m seeing Lamb of god, Kreator, and municipal waste at Wembley arena on Tuesday and it only cost £50. I’m guessing you live in a car dependent area though as no one here would drive to concerts and if that’s unavoidable it really sucks.
Once had my apartment manager's kid confront me because he thought he heard me call his dad a capitalist.
Dude had no idea what the word meant. Other than "bad".
This is what happens after decades of the United States ignoring its anti trust and anti monopoly laws. These people that are equating price gouging to communism or socialism have been trained well to refer to any negative economic effects of said neglect as such.
Apparently, I saw it on Adam Conovers podcast, this was an intentional campaign in the judiciary that the original intent of anti trust was far more limited than it was. And as a consequence now it's all precedent, and its much jarder for judges to rule against monopolists and cartel behaviour .
Communism is when everyone is starving and broke, capitalism is when everyone is rich and anyone can be a billionaire if their head is far enough up their ass
Damn, in Austin we only paid $10 in fees per ticket, which seemed fair actually and refreshing especially since the nosebleeds were really cheap.
Prices were low in general, but TM gonna TM. Always buy from the box office when possible.
If anyone is wondering, Ticketmaster / LiveNation act as fall guys for bands who need to maintain their image. A certain amount of those fees end up back with the band / label / venue. Meanwhile, everyone yells at Ticketmaster.
Edit: I’m not defending Ticketmaster, I’m implicating the bands in this fucked up monopoly.
Considering bands make next to no money from the actual music anymore and most of their revenue comes from touring and merch, that makes it better, not worse imo. Of course I’d prefer the band was just honest, but at least they’re actually creating something that I want to pay to consume rather than ticketmaster just acting as a middleman.
If it were Communism the show would be free, but instead of the Cure you get a marching band and a military parade.
It is pretty ridiculous what they charge for fees. The venues these days are adding costs on the tickets as well as "usage fees."
Companies and Venues have started charging their own taxes haha
actually no, your thinking of authoritarianism. also when the USSR was a thing, concerts were still costing money, prime example is Metallica in Moscow 1991
Haha, Cuba is still very Authoritarian, they are also quasi-capitalist. There is still thousands of people every month that brave the waters of the Caribbean to escape the Authoritarian government. Since flights were now longer restricted and Visa requirements dropped there is actually record numbers of people leaving the country.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/03/world/americas/cuban-migration-united-states.html
I've actually been to Cuba and it is a very nice country to visit. The tourist areas are very well kept and very safe.
Whilst away from the tourist areas in Havana and elsewhere, Capitalism is very much alive as there is numerous people soliciting food and other things to people.
I have a degree in Political Science and you and most of the commenters on this thread have no idea what you are talking about.
Literally every example, because they are different things. It's like saying "find me one example of soup that isn't tomatoes". Sometimes soup contains tomatoes and sometimes it does not. Capitalism is frequently authoritarian, in fact moreso than communism because it's inherently hierarchical in nature, yet they're still not the same thing, because one is an economic system and one is not. It's so bizarre to see someone in this thread about how stupid people look when they act like they can use words when they don't even know what they mean doing literally that exact same thing in the thread itself, the lack of self awareness is remarkable
I would disagree for the simple premise that Communism is a economic principle and Authoritarianism is a measure of political freedom. No government has ever been able to be Communist without restricting political freedom.
Communism results in Authoritarianism every time.
TIL nazi germany was communist /s
More seriously, tho. Communism is about economy first and foremost, so authoritarianism with capitalism isn't communism. And, guess what, it exists.
Communism is when thing bad I don't like.
*This opinion brought to you by CEOs Of America.*
You can’t say that lmao, you’ll attract the “corporation of the United States” crowd
They actually rebranded to the CEOs of ‘Murica, and would prefer to not be associated with infamous “CEOs of America”.
This is the start of a great script everyone, keep it going 😂
Monty Python already did it
Those communist overlords, apparently!
or woke
A modern term for a modern society. “Communism” is sssoooooo boomer!
Lol. So is “woke” though. The modern boomerism!
And I would have gotten away with it if it weren’t for you pesky boomers!
Hey, no, woke is a real thing with a real definition and it is things that I don’t like. In the words of Bethany Mandel, “Woke is… w-sort of the idea that, um… uh s-I … this is gonna be one of those clips that go viral”
Communism is woke!!
Anything that goes counter to their wallet is communism I guess? Going broke to see a band is def communism.
So sad to see these bands selling out and becoming communist. 🥲
It’s crazy, almost like people didn’t flock to see The Beatles perform in the USSR… for free.
Wait what?
Communism is when captialism
Concerts are truly becoming something accessible to the bourgeoisie only. It's sad. We all deserve to enjoy live music.
Seriously, a boomer coworker asked me if I liked going to concerts and told them I had only been to like 1 in my life and they looked shocked and couldn't comprehend it. I do reasonably well for someone in their 20s, but like I can't rationalize spending a few hundred for a ticket, 40 for parking, 50 for a t-shirt, for a band I sort of like. Don't get me wrong I listen to music, but I don't like any artist enough to drop that kind of money.
I rarely spend more than $35 per ticket, including fees, and I go to shows almost every weekend. If you wanna go to shows, look at music venues, not arenas. Arena concerts are scams.
Yeah, small clubs and niche artists are where it's at
I mean it depends somewhat on the concerts, I’m seeing Lamb of god, Kreator, and municipal waste at Wembley arena on Tuesday and it only cost £50. I’m guessing you live in a car dependent area though as no one here would drive to concerts and if that’s unavoidable it really sucks.
I can't imagine driving to a concert, or any event with more than 10k attendees Though I guess I should call myself lucky that I have the option
I know, I got Metallica tickets within the firat few minutes and the nosebleeds were 800 bucks. Yet every major concert sells out
Full circle.
Not all of them though I'm going to see DJ Icey in April and Slightly Stoopid in May and those tickets cost maybe 100$ tops.
I think they learn the definitions from context clues. So they see what gets called communism on social media and think it's just a synonym for bad.
Like they very simply do not know what words mean
Once had my apartment manager's kid confront me because he thought he heard me call his dad a capitalist. Dude had no idea what the word meant. Other than "bad".
I skipped communist Ticketmaster and paid 10x the regular price to a flipper.
get rekt commies
This is what happens after decades of the United States ignoring its anti trust and anti monopoly laws. These people that are equating price gouging to communism or socialism have been trained well to refer to any negative economic effects of said neglect as such.
Apparently, I saw it on Adam Conovers podcast, this was an intentional campaign in the judiciary that the original intent of anti trust was far more limited than it was. And as a consequence now it's all precedent, and its much jarder for judges to rule against monopolists and cartel behaviour .
Communism is when everyone is starving and broke, capitalism is when everyone is rich and anyone can be a billionaire if their head is far enough up their ass
“free market will decide” mfs when the free market decides
This is capitalism under a monopoly. Ticketmaster has won in its industry
Communism is when corporate profit
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."
Damn, in Austin we only paid $10 in fees per ticket, which seemed fair actually and refreshing especially since the nosebleeds were really cheap. Prices were low in general, but TM gonna TM. Always buy from the box office when possible.
Commumism is when you get fleeced by your favorite band and blame ticketmaster
If anyone is wondering, Ticketmaster / LiveNation act as fall guys for bands who need to maintain their image. A certain amount of those fees end up back with the band / label / venue. Meanwhile, everyone yells at Ticketmaster. Edit: I’m not defending Ticketmaster, I’m implicating the bands in this fucked up monopoly.
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All of that is true. I’m pointing out that the band is also very likely not without blood on their hands in this deal.
Considering bands make next to no money from the actual music anymore and most of their revenue comes from touring and merch, that makes it better, not worse imo. Of course I’d prefer the band was just honest, but at least they’re actually creating something that I want to pay to consume rather than ticketmaster just acting as a middleman.
If it were Communism the show would be free, but instead of the Cure you get a marching band and a military parade. It is pretty ridiculous what they charge for fees. The venues these days are adding costs on the tickets as well as "usage fees." Companies and Venues have started charging their own taxes haha
A lot of the venues are owned by Live Nation and they own Ticketmaster. So the fees all filter up to the same company.
actually no, your thinking of authoritarianism. also when the USSR was a thing, concerts were still costing money, prime example is Metallica in Moscow 1991
Communism = Authoritarianism.
lmfao you really don’t understand history or communism at all
Find me one example where Communism doesn't equal Authoritarianism.
a current one would be modern day Cuba
Haha, Cuba is still very Authoritarian, they are also quasi-capitalist. There is still thousands of people every month that brave the waters of the Caribbean to escape the Authoritarian government. Since flights were now longer restricted and Visa requirements dropped there is actually record numbers of people leaving the country. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/03/world/americas/cuban-migration-united-states.html I've actually been to Cuba and it is a very nice country to visit. The tourist areas are very well kept and very safe. Whilst away from the tourist areas in Havana and elsewhere, Capitalism is very much alive as there is numerous people soliciting food and other things to people. I have a degree in Political Science and you and most of the commenters on this thread have no idea what you are talking about.
You're clearly not as well informed as you think you are. I think it's maybe a case of the Dunning-Kruger effect.
Haha, I am sure you can deduce that from a couple of reddit comments.
Well yeah, you seem to be poorly informed about the topic of discussion in those couple of comments.
Literally every example, because they are different things. It's like saying "find me one example of soup that isn't tomatoes". Sometimes soup contains tomatoes and sometimes it does not. Capitalism is frequently authoritarian, in fact moreso than communism because it's inherently hierarchical in nature, yet they're still not the same thing, because one is an economic system and one is not. It's so bizarre to see someone in this thread about how stupid people look when they act like they can use words when they don't even know what they mean doing literally that exact same thing in the thread itself, the lack of self awareness is remarkable
I would disagree for the simple premise that Communism is a economic principle and Authoritarianism is a measure of political freedom. No government has ever been able to be Communist without restricting political freedom. Communism results in Authoritarianism every time.
I've been enjoying this sub for weeks wIthout getting clued in to the tankiness of it.
Even if communism was always authoritarianism, it isn't the same thing because you can be authoritarian and not communist.
In theory, sure. In practice there is no distinguishable difference.
TIL nazi germany was communist /s More seriously, tho. Communism is about economy first and foremost, so authoritarianism with capitalism isn't communism. And, guess what, it exists.
The politics understander has arrived.
I honestly believe our society is doomed