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2OEH8eoCRo0 on Nov 19, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: How to sell tickets fairly

> Accept that tickets are a luxury item, like Ferraris.

Exactly. High demand and low supply means not everyone gets to see Taylor Swift. That's life. I don't see the issue.

sopooneo on Nov 19, 2022 [–]

I believe the problem is that fans perceiving a “that’s life” sentiment from Taylor Swift will hurt her total long term profit.

And that’s in addition to Taylor Swift, personally, wanting non-elites to share in the show experience, which I have no proof of but happen to believe

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