Anonymous
Post 08/09/2023 13:47     Subject: I don’t like that attending the Eras Tour has become an elitist activity
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand why people are acting so entitled over this. We lucked out and got a code the first time around and then lucked out again and purchased tickets. After paying normal concert prices, we drove there and drove home. I paid for an overpriced pizza of pizza at the stadium. I don’t know anyone who paid thousands for resale.

Weren’t you ever a kid and disappointed because you didn’t get tickets to the sold out concert? This isn’t any different except people think it’s their right to go. -Gen X mom


The difference between then and now is that now scalping is legitimized and anyone with enough money can go


Come on, enough money could buy you anything back then too. Don’t be so naive. We all knew people who bought tickets from scalpers.


Back then you had to know how to do it, now anyone with parents willing to pay can bid what it takes.


How old are you? Yes, if your parents were savvy you could meet up ahead of time but with enough cash you could walk up and buy tickets from the scalpers for any concert, game or event outside of the gate. They were always there. It’s the same thing. Enough cash gets what you want.


Yes, they were there, but my parents weren’t. Parents weren’t involved. I wanted tickets, I camped or got them at the event. It didn’t involve savvy parents, but savvy KIDS. And that is what is jacking up the price as well. Parents have more money than kids, so the tickets are now more as well.
Anonymous
Post 08/09/2023 13:44     Subject: I don’t like that attending the Eras Tour has become an elitist activity
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand why people are acting so entitled over this. We lucked out and got a code the first time around and then lucked out again and purchased tickets. After paying normal concert prices, we drove there and drove home. I paid for an overpriced pizza of pizza at the stadium. I don’t know anyone who paid thousands for resale.

Weren’t you ever a kid and disappointed because you didn’t get tickets to the sold out concert? This isn’t any different except people think it’s their right to go. -Gen X mom


The difference between then and now is that now scalping is legitimized and anyone with enough money can go


Come on, enough money could buy you anything back then too. Don’t be so naive. We all knew people who bought tickets from scalpers.


Back then you had to know how to do it, now anyone with parents willing to pay can bid what it takes.


How old are you? Yes, if your parents were savvy you could meet up ahead of time but with enough cash you could walk up and buy tickets from the scalpers for any concert, game or event outside of the gate. They were always there. It’s the same thing. Enough cash gets what you want.
Anonymous
Post 08/09/2023 13:39     Subject: I don’t like that attending the Eras Tour has become an elitist activity
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Its no different than going to the Olympics, World Cup, World Series, Super Bowl, Stanley Cup, or even a beach vacation for that matter.

My family had an amazing time going to see her. I value the experience and memories 3x over the $ spent. Its bucket list stuff.

And we'll do it again before the tour is over. I don't know a single person that has gone to see her that said afterwards "that wasn't worth it" no matter how much of a stretch it was for them to go.



Yes, and all those things can be very elitist, too.

I feel like a lot of you don't know what elitism is. Look it up! OP is correct. You can either embrace it or not, but it's not suddenly NOT elitist just because you are engaging in it and don't like to think of yourself that way.


I didn’t go see Taylor Swift and would never spend so much on a concert, but I’m definitely elitist, in the sense that Donald Trump uses the word. Was just curious if the OP was using it in the same coded way. I guess not.
Anonymous
Post 08/09/2023 13:38     Subject: I don’t like that attending the Eras Tour has become an elitist activity
Anonymous wrote:To me it just shows how mediocre the current music scene is that people are willing to pay so much fir a Taylor Swift concert.

Truly depressing!


Disagree

I'm way older than Swift's target audience, but she's been growing on me.
Anonymous
Post 08/09/2023 13:38     Subject: I don’t like that attending the Eras Tour has become an elitist activity
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand why people are acting so entitled over this. We lucked out and got a code the first time around and then lucked out again and purchased tickets. After paying normal concert prices, we drove there and drove home. I paid for an overpriced pizza of pizza at the stadium. I don’t know anyone who paid thousands for resale.

Weren’t you ever a kid and disappointed because you didn’t get tickets to the sold out concert? This isn’t any different except people think it’s their right to go. -Gen X mom


The difference between then and now is that now scalping is legitimized and anyone with enough money can go


Come on, enough money could buy you anything back then too. Don’t be so naive. We all knew people who bought tickets from scalpers.


Back then you had to know how to do it, now anyone with parents willing to pay can bid what it takes.
Anonymous
Post 08/09/2023 13:36     Subject: I don’t like that attending the Eras Tour has become an elitist activity
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand why people are acting so entitled over this. We lucked out and got a code the first time around and then lucked out again and purchased tickets. After paying normal concert prices, we drove there and drove home. I paid for an overpriced pizza of pizza at the stadium. I don’t know anyone who paid thousands for resale.

Weren’t you ever a kid and disappointed because you didn’t get tickets to the sold out concert? This isn’t any different except people think it’s their right to go. -Gen X mom


The difference between then and now is that now scalping is legitimized and anyone with enough money can go


Come on, enough money could buy you anything back then too. Don’t be so naive. We all knew people who bought tickets from scalpers.
Anonymous
Post 08/09/2023 13:33     Subject: I don’t like that attending the Eras Tour has become an elitist activity
Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand why people are acting so entitled over this. We lucked out and got a code the first time around and then lucked out again and purchased tickets. After paying normal concert prices, we drove there and drove home. I paid for an overpriced pizza of pizza at the stadium. I don’t know anyone who paid thousands for resale.

Weren’t you ever a kid and disappointed because you didn’t get tickets to the sold out concert? This isn’t any different except people think it’s their right to go. -Gen X mom


The difference between then and now is that now scalping is legitimized and anyone with enough money can go
Anonymous
Post 08/09/2023 13:32     Subject: I don’t like that attending the Eras Tour has become an elitist activity
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Its no different than going to the Olympics, World Cup, World Series, Super Bowl, Stanley Cup, or even a beach vacation for that matter.

My family had an amazing time going to see her. I value the experience and memories 3x over the $ spent. Its bucket list stuff.

And we'll do it again before the tour is over. I don't know a single person that has gone to see her that said afterwards "that wasn't worth it" no matter how much of a stretch it was for them to go.



Do you have any idea how someone can get tickets to these events? Because they are not similar.


They actually are pretty similar. You can be really lucky and get them for a low face value or you can pay the actual worth on the secondary market
Anonymous
Post 08/09/2023 13:31     Subject: I don’t like that attending the Eras Tour has become an elitist activity
I don’t understand why people are acting so entitled over this. We lucked out and got a code the first time around and then lucked out again and purchased tickets. After paying normal concert prices, we drove there and drove home. I paid for an overpriced pizza of pizza at the stadium. I don’t know anyone who paid thousands for resale.

Weren’t you ever a kid and disappointed because you didn’t get tickets to the sold out concert? This isn’t any different except people think it’s their right to go. -Gen X mom
Anonymous
Post 08/09/2023 13:30     Subject: I don’t like that attending the Eras Tour has become an elitist activity
Anonymous wrote:It’s all about bragging rights


This.
Anonymous
Post 08/09/2023 13:30     Subject: I don’t like that attending the Eras Tour has become an elitist activity
Anonymous wrote:Its no different than going to the Olympics, World Cup, World Series, Super Bowl, Stanley Cup, or even a beach vacation for that matter.

My family had an amazing time going to see her. I value the experience and memories 3x over the $ spent. Its bucket list stuff.

And we'll do it again before the tour is over. I don't know a single person that has gone to see her that said afterwards "that wasn't worth it" no matter how much of a stretch it was for them to go.



Do you have any idea how someone can get tickets to these events? Because they are not similar.
Anonymous
Post 08/09/2023 13:17     Subject: I don’t like that attending the Eras Tour has become an elitist activity
Anonymous wrote:Its no different than going to the Olympics, World Cup, World Series, Super Bowl, Stanley Cup, or even a beach vacation for that matter.

My family had an amazing time going to see her. I value the experience and memories 3x over the $ spent. Its bucket list stuff.

And we'll do it again before the tour is over. I don't know a single person that has gone to see her that said afterwards "that wasn't worth it" no matter how much of a stretch it was for them to go.



Yes, and all those things can be very elitist, too.

I feel like a lot of you don't know what elitism is. Look it up! OP is correct. You can either embrace it or not, but it's not suddenly NOT elitist just because you are engaging in it and don't like to think of yourself that way.
Anonymous
Post 08/09/2023 13:16     Subject: I don’t like that attending the Eras Tour has become an elitist activity
It’s all about bragging rights
Anonymous
Post 08/09/2023 13:15     Subject: I don’t like that attending the Eras Tour has become an elitist activity
Anonymous wrote:many girls families don’t have the money for the monthly subscription


Amazon Unlimited is $10/mo. What do you mean by many? Are we talking poverty level? That is a much bigger issue than Taylor.
Anonymous
Post 08/09/2023 13:15     Subject: I don’t like that attending the Eras Tour has become an elitist activity
Typical dcum. Makes you feel good to get what others can’t.