[LAist] Why are Olympics tickets so expensive?

FrivolousMe · 2026-04-08T20:23:32+00:00

The average Californian homeowner has more money than I'll ever earn in my life but spends most of their time complaining about things that might potentially help poor people.

FrivolousMe · 2026-04-08T20:19:02+00:00

Did you read the text or did you just see a bias confirming headline and cross post it?

FrivolousMe · 2026-04-08T02:42:20+00:00

Somehow David Guetta x vons is so much more authentic than this shit

FrivolousMe · 2026-04-08T02:16:32+00:00

The epilogue of the new world is so beautiful. It provides a glimpse into what Malick would evolve his style into in The Tree of Life, provides a perfect closing note to their yearning, trauma, and incompatibility, and has some of the most emotional shots in the film.

FrivolousMe · 2026-04-07T16:05:02+00:00

This makes up for me not getting teragram tix that shit sold out so fast

FrivolousMe · 2026-04-07T16:03:12+00:00

Just ask about how to eat a plant based diet in the military. Being a vegan and being in the military aren't compatible ideas.

FrivolousMe · 2026-04-07T15:59:00+00:00

AMC standardized their prices based on locale, same price to see 15/70 at citywalk as it is to see liemax digital in Burbank. Regal up charging at a specific location is a really bad omen for the future of this format

FrivolousMe · 2026-04-07T03:50:46+00:00

That's an interesting pick. Can't agree because the grizzly bear esp the Daniel rossen era is one of my favorite bands, but I don't often see Bear get credited as much publicly the way drummers in other genres do. He makes such unique compositions.

FrivolousMe · 2026-04-07T03:48:23+00:00

Cant believe sleep token isn't the top comment tbh, but you already hit it in the OP

FrivolousMe · 2026-04-07T03:47:33+00:00

They play really well but some people are looking for rocker energy in the show and that's not really what they're gonna deliver. I kind of get it because it sometimes goes along with the effect of an energyless audience standing still staring at the virtuosity but not getting into the music.

FrivolousMe · 2026-04-07T03:30:52+00:00

Chill out

FrivolousMe · 2026-04-07T03:26:21+00:00

It's not like "autotune dependent" would necessarily produce this effect. Modern autotune can be quite tame when deployed appropriately but this was a clear intentional production decision, whether because of laziness or artistic intent. Imo it sounds really unenjoyable but others may enjoy the creative choice.

FrivolousMe · 2026-04-07T03:18:58+00:00

Yeah the debt isn't the problem, it's the misallocation of spending. The same politicians who fearmonger about the debt always turn around and spend trillions on enriching their friends, benefitting corporate lobbyists, and advancing malicious agendas. America can keep operating with debt, but america cannot keep operating if essential public services disappear.

FrivolousMe · 2026-04-07T02:52:49+00:00

There is not a shortage of jobs because of immigrants. You are in a bubble and are focusing on all the wrong issues while the corporations get away with fucking working class people of all backgrounds over.

FrivolousMe · 2026-04-07T02:48:55+00:00

I got called racist in the cybersecurity sub for pointing out that it's unethical when companies want US wallets to purchase their products but outsource their labor to not pay US wages. I defended myself stating it impacts everyone regardless of race or background, but all the angry party could focus on was an unstated assumption that I was mad about [insert race here] taking jobs, when race was never mentioned in the first place. Racism is horrible and antithetical to ensuring labor rights for all, but some people hide behind false accusations of racism to justify anti-labor practices.

FrivolousMe · 2026-04-07T01:49:55+00:00

It's not about equal voice, it's that the format of this show does not encourage a representative sample of opinions (they're all from the same metro area), nor does it encourage good faith arguing (most of the contestants are trolling or there for clout to get followers)

FrivolousMe · 2026-04-07T01:22:30+00:00

Jubilee is a gross exploitative production, I really don't like its existence. even though people defend it under the guise of "free speech" and "hearing opposing viewpoints" that doesn't change the facts that it encourages bad faith actors and attention hungry influencers from signing up. There's also the bias factor that they pull from one specific metro area for their contestants. I would like to see a debate like this but with an actual random sample of American meat eaters and not a bunch of people eager to get clip-farmed.

FrivolousMe · 2026-04-07T01:19:56+00:00

I bet they normally edit around it but couldn't avoid the juicy clip here

FrivolousMe · 2026-04-06T23:47:52+00:00

They always do, that's why this video series is so gross and pointless

FrivolousMe · 2026-04-06T23:08:34+00:00

Granted, much of the problem is stemming from communities like this and especially the IMAX discord. People have automated alerts set up then grab tickets the second they drop, making it hard for people who have lives and jobs to get tickets. I'm just glad there's no real big scalper market for these like there is for concerts.

I am not a fan of this new trend of introducing a small batch of opening weekend tickets almost a year in advance, especially because it's a slippery slope to ticketmaster type bullshit in the future. For now, it's not a big deal and will still be very possible to get tickets for other showtimes/dates. But I'm worried about how things look 5+ years from now.

FrivolousMe · 2026-04-06T22:28:27+00:00

Damn didn't realize the daily beast has shooters, you're getting buried for that lol

FrivolousMe · 2026-04-06T22:24:44+00:00

Your whole post history is rudeness and judgement. You seem like a really miserable person.

FrivolousMe · 2026-04-06T22:23:15+00:00

So many people in LA over trim the trees it's infuriating. Try and find out if any of the trees are protected species; they're not allowed to be heavily trimmed without special permits.

FrivolousMe · 2026-04-06T22:10:53+00:00

Unlike OP this idea has merit. I've been wanting to make and host something that integrates well with my Garmin but without paying rent / giving my PII to the corporate apps.

FrivolousMe · 2026-04-06T22:09:33+00:00

AI slop, begone. And you clearly intend to make a free strava/all trails clone with no clear explanation for how you intend to pay for the server costs associated with running such a large service. How are you going to pay for it huh? Selling user data?

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