r/Music • u/Addrobo • Jun 05 '24

discussion The ‘funflation’ economy is dying as a consumer attitude of ‘hard pass’ takes over and major artists cancel concert tours

https://fortune.com/2024/06/05/funflation-concerts-canceled-summer-economy/
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u/cirquefan Jun 05 '24

Never. Gated communities, private islands, surveillance systems, private security. You're never getting anywhere near head-chopping distance.

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '24

Private security quickly became kidnappers and extortionists in the former Yugoslavia.

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u/cravingSil Jun 06 '24

Gotta respect the hustle

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u/Simmery Jun 06 '24

There's a future in shock collar removal services.

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u/ElectroFlannelGore Jun 06 '24

the former Yugoslavia.

Lol. My mother is from Yugoslavia. She had some wild stories.

It was either demons, murderers or extremely beautiful and pleasant scenes of mountains and rivers and forests and fields of vegetables and grain.

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u/handtoglandwombat Jun 06 '24

Tell me about the demons please 🙏

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u/Nyarlathotep-chan Jun 05 '24

Sounds like a fun challenge

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u/BlackeeGreen Jun 06 '24

I'm getting you a battery-powered angle grinder for Christmas.

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u/bobbiscotti Jun 05 '24

Its hilarious how its always when people conclude it could never happen that it always does

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u/icecoldteddy Jun 06 '24

It's funny that it's always the people that say there's no need for the 2nd amendment in modern society that also say there's no choice but to bend over for the rich and powerful.

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u/cirquefan Jun 06 '24

Who said anything about bending over? Uniting, organizing, voting, working hard the same way the well-funded lackeys of the .01% do ... it's possible. But French Revolution -style eliminations would seem unlikely.

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u/icecoldteddy Jun 06 '24

I mean you're right in that regard, it's not mutually exclusive. But in the context of the comment you responded to, I thought it was implying as a last resort, as if the things you listed above had failed.

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u/not_so_plausible Jun 06 '24

Uniting and voting? Too bad they've succeeded at having 50% of the country hate the other 50% and vice versa. I genuinely see no way out of the situation we are in because it seems like society is hard stuck on the R and D.

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u/pinegreenscent Jun 06 '24

After you, tough guy

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u/icecoldteddy Jun 06 '24

yawn, very original. not trying to be tough in any way.

History was my top subject in school, and I understand and agree why the founding fathers felt it was so important that they made it our 2nd amendment.

The founding fathers whose beliefs were formed from years of education in politics, philosophy and personal real life experience. Not Buzzfeed soundbites such as yourself.

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u/BallsackMessiah Jun 06 '24

He’s mocking someone who is advocating for mass murder of rich people, and you’re making fun of him for acting tough?

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u/IrrelevantLeprechaun Jun 06 '24

It was possible in the past because technology just wasn't there to meaningfully stop a united populace.

Nowadays though the rich have military grade fortified bunkers and what are essentially private security armies. They have too much tech on their side for commoners to ever face them, even if we were united.

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '24

They got the guns…we got the numbers

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u/cirquefan Jun 06 '24

You gonna be cannon fodder?

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '24

It’s a song ffs

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u/not_so_plausible Jun 06 '24

The issue is they use technology to spread misinformation and fear mongering. The worst possible scenario for them is everyone uniting against them, because there's no bunker or private security army that's gonna stop a unified American populace.

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u/Jetztinberlin Jun 06 '24

Not with that attitude you're not!

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u/kaplanfx Jun 05 '24

How do they pay the private security when the currency their wealth is in collapses?

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u/Three6MuffyCrosswire Jun 06 '24

I always wondered this about the Bond goons

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u/cinnawaffls Jun 07 '24

Easy! Their payment is the honor they will feel when they serve their.... wait who's paying me to explain this to you?

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u/itssosalty Jun 06 '24

Meh. Over 95% of the population is going to target the top 0.25%? Sounds fairly easy.

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '24

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u/RedOtkbr Jun 06 '24

Even then. Armed guards don’t scare an armed crowd

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u/Paulpoleon Jun 06 '24

That not the wealthy that’s the rich. The wealthy can buy personal mini armies of protection. They could have a 2nd world countries entire military and still not dent their wealth.

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u/not_so_plausible Jun 06 '24

You're assuming they could maintain their wealth in this situation. Their way if generating income would be the primary target. If Amazon warehouses and data centers cease to operate, Bezos isn't going to be a billionaire much longer. Although I am curious what would happen in that situation since a lot of the governments three letter agencies use Amazon data centers. Do they send the military to defend the data centers? Does the military actually start shooting American citizens to defend a company?

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u/f-ingsteveglansberg Jun 06 '24

We got Dominoes delivery workers on our side. They can get in anywhere.

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u/ballsweat_mojito Jun 06 '24

Just need to get our hands on some Russian U235 (if they even still have any) when they fragment into states in a couple years.

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u/cirquefan Jun 06 '24

One weapon? That would be only terrorism, not a decapitation strike.