@EnderMB@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 month ago"Maybe This is Too Cool" - After years of layoffs and pay/resource freezes, Amazon execs treat themselves to a private Foo Fighters concert worth millionsradarblog.substack.comexternal-linkmessage-square254fedilinkarrow-up11.18Kcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fans
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minus-square@foggy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish251•1 month agoEasily the least rock and roll thing a rock star can do is take a big check to play a private show for a wealthy corporation lmao. 🤘
minus-square@prettybunnys@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish52•1 month agoThe difference between an artist and an entertainer
minus-squareapplepielinkfedilink11•1 month agoI remember seeing: Nick Cave is an artist. I think I finally got what that is supposed to mean. But is that statement even true lol
minus-square@techt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish33•30 days agoWhat would be extremely rock and roll-- punk rock, even – is donating all of the proceeds from that show to pro-union efforts. #DonateItDave, or something
minus-square@LordGimp@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish8•30 days agoBlood money put to good use is still a karmic negative. Amazon dehumanizes people. Israel dehumanizes people. At some point the excuses aren’t enough anymore.
minus-squareddhlinkfedilinkEnglish13•29 days agoMaybe look at it this way: Foo Fighters effectively get Amazon to fund union activity by playing on stage for a couple of hours.
Easily the least rock and roll thing a rock star can do is take a big check to play a private show for a wealthy corporation lmao.
🤘
The difference between an artist and an entertainer
I remember seeing: Nick Cave is an artist.
I think I finally got what that is supposed to mean.
But is that statement even true lol
What would be extremely rock and roll-- punk rock, even – is donating all of the proceeds from that show to pro-union efforts.
#DonateItDave, or something
Blood money put to good use is still a karmic negative. Amazon dehumanizes people. Israel dehumanizes people. At some point the excuses aren’t enough anymore.
Maybe look at it this way: Foo Fighters effectively get Amazon to fund union activity by playing on stage for a couple of hours.
You nailed it.