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A Boring Dystopia

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The world we live in isn't just dystopic, it isn't just stupid, trying to describe all the ways it sucks just makes for a really boring story.

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What Ticketmaster Doesn't Want You To Know: Concerts Were Cheap For Decades (youtu.be)
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[–] glimse@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

I asked my friend who was heavily involved in the funk scene in the 60s/70s (touring with Funkadelic and Chaka Khan) and he calls bullshit on that claim. Unless you're your own label or can sell millions of em, record sales ain't shit. It's all about the concerts and merch.