The thin is, the artists WANT to keep the prices down because they (or at least their managers) understand that fans able to get tickets and see concerts is a driving force for their fandom. You don't get big or even stay big by only being seen by a few wealthy patrons (or their kids).

Actually, they own a few and have a contractual lock on many many more.

The big problem with these "smart" things is that it's getting hard to avoid them. Several years ago I was looking for TV. A few dozen "smart" TVs to choose from but exactly 2 non-smart TVs. I don't mean 2 models, I mean 2 TVs in the whole store. Luckily one of them was suitable.

To look rich to your shallow friends.

I thought that was Orangelini?

I trust bots somewhat more at that task.

What's your favorite Bible search engine?

Dude, gitta real girlfriend.

Some of it will take care of itself. You can only veg on the couch so long before you die from otherwise preventable disease.

The percentage affected may be smaller than it seems. Some want to veg and watch sports all weekend because they were forced to bust their as all week in a job they hate. Take away the job (and the need for the job) and they might get more active in their free time. The unemployed who sit and veg mostly have no money to do anything and have lost hope in getting a job.

Though I'm sure there are some di-hards that reallywould sit on the couch until they de-compensate and die. But that is a choice they make and it would solve the problem.

Much of the world's Capitalism...

Do you really think a significant portion of the U.S. Adult population really want to go to work?

The Chinese gov't artificially keeps wages low and local consumer choice down for multiple reasons. If citizens had real power they'd remove such barriers so they could buy lots of stuff like Americans do.

Who is using AI for religion? A glorified E-Meter?

Prior complaints were about company executive decisions, this is about Presidential bullying.

When they foul up and roll on the ground, the vehicle then qualifies as a wheel, and thus passes car certification. Chinese are clever.

"Shit, they crash better! Tesla & Space-X must make up the crash gap or forever fall behind!"