EnderMB@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months 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-square250fedilinkarrow-up11.18Kcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fans
arrow-up11.18Kexternal-link"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.comEnderMB@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square250fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fans
minus-squarefoggy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up251·7 months 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-squareprettybunnys@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up52·7 months agoThe difference between an artist and an entertainer
minus-squareapplepie@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up11·7 months 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-squaretecht@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·7 months 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-squareLordGimp@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·7 months 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-squareddh@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·7 months 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.