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"Maybe This is Too Cool" - After years of layoffs and pay/resource freezes, Amazon execs treat themselves to a private Foo Fighters concert worth millions (radarblog.substack.com)

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[–] PiJiNWiNg@sh.itjust.works 0 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Obviously it's entirely your prerogative what artists to support, but I'm having a hard time understanding how the Fighters of the Foo accepting money from rich douches changes how you feel about them. Now, if they took an Amazon record deal and wrote a bunch of garbage jingles or something, then yeah, id bail on em too. But in this case, I don't hink theyve done anything they havent done 1000x before; Played on a stage for a few hours, shook some hands, took some photos, and went home with some extra zeroes in their bank account.

[–] dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It changes how I feel about them because I refuse to support people that don’t hold the same morals as me.

I’m not saying they can’t perform here, just that their actions have consequences and they have to deal with that.

Does it matter in the grand schema of things? Not at all, but I know what my beliefs are and where I want to put my money.

Perhaps one day there will be a line that is over your moral boundary and I would support your right to make that choice.

[–] PiJiNWiNg@sh.itjust.works 5 points 7 months ago

Oh, I do the same for other things and didnt mean to imply you should do anything differently, everyone has their "line". I'm just saying maybe you dont have to throw out the baby with the bathwater. The Foo Fighters, particularly Dave Grohl, are some of the more humanitarian artists out there. Dave himself routinely puts on BBQs to feed the homeless. So considering your comment about actions having consequences, they've earned a little bit of wiggle room in my eyes.

But regardless, I respect ypur opinion and enjoy your weekend!

[–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee -2 points 7 months ago

I think this is an interesting point. What if they gave a concert and a murderer attended? Should they leave if they found out who was there?

Of course it's more personal when it's a private concert, but this is Amazon not Gaddafi. They are kind of supporting the company, but who's working as an Amazon executive just for the concerts? I'm sure they have free gym memberships or something too. Should the gym ban them?