I don’t think any of those have 80% of their respective markets though. Not defending any of those companies, just saying it isn’t an open and shut case.
And a lot of stuff with Nestle and Cargill in environmental, so it happens outside of the USA afaik
LN only really affects you if you’re in that industry or go to a concert/events
Yeah, they only affect the business of and most people’s favorite way to enjoy one of the main types of human creative endeavor, no biggie!
Nestle is fucking evil. There’s no other way to put it. They hold so many brands, that they don’t need 80% market share. I doubt very much that any American that wants to seriously boycott them even has a choice.
Absolutely true but also completely beside the point.
Same goes with Cargill or Monsanto. Cargill is responsible for a lot of the ag waste generated, being one of the largest producers of beef, and eggs as well as poultry, pork. From producing feed to farms that raise the animals.
Again, yes, but that ALSO doesn’t make Ticketmaster/Live Nation any better
Monsanto can literally force farmers to use their seed if any farmer even remotely close also uses their seed. (Ostensibly because gmo seeds are patented and cross pollination violates IP rights).
Again true, except Monsanto got bought by Bayer a few years ago. I’ve been unable to find out how much of their evil fuckery they’re still doing under the new name (which is probably because of a deliberate cover job by Bayer), but my guess would be “most, if not all of it”
That STILL doesn’t mean that an effective monopoly should ever be allowed to charge the equivalent of a car for a single concert ticket.
So you’re saying that breaking one of those companies would help fewer people than live nation?
Nope.
You’re saying that tens of millions of people living with food and housing insecurity is less of a problem than people not being able to afford concert and other tickets?
Nope
Explain it to me because you seem to have weird priorities.
I’m saying that there’s no need to prioritize in the way that you’re suggesting. It’s not a zero sum game where going after TM/LN means you can’t do anything about even worse companies.
I don’t think any of those have 80% of their respective markets though. Not defending any of those companies, just saying it isn’t an open and shut case.
And a lot of stuff with Nestle and Cargill in environmental, so it happens outside of the USA afaik
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Yeah, they only affect the business of and most people’s favorite way to enjoy one of the main types of human creative endeavor, no biggie!
Absolutely true but also completely beside the point.
Again, yes, but that ALSO doesn’t make Ticketmaster/Live Nation any better
Again true, except Monsanto got bought by Bayer a few years ago. I’ve been unable to find out how much of their evil fuckery they’re still doing under the new name (which is probably because of a deliberate cover job by Bayer), but my guess would be “most, if not all of it”
That STILL doesn’t mean that an effective monopoly should ever be allowed to charge the equivalent of a car for a single concert ticket.
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Nope, I got your point just fine. You’re just wrong.
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Nope.
Nope
I’m saying that there’s no need to prioritize in the way that you’re suggesting. It’s not a zero sum game where going after TM/LN means you can’t do anything about even worse companies.
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You don’t recall correctly:
As a side note, I had no idea they were that old!
Yup, deleted my comment, thanks!