Why Scalpers Can Get Olivia Rodrigo Tickets and You Can't

Re:Why Scalpers Can Get Olivia Rodrigo Tickets and You Can't by kortilla on Saturday September 23, 2023 @08:40PM (#37629042)

Rich people involved in business or politics have reputation risk and can’t be seen “letting loose”. See the Dean Scream.

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Re:Why Scalpers Can Get Olivia Rodrigo Tickets and You Can't by diego_sandoval on Saturday September 23, 2023 @11:58PM (#37630022)

Meanwhile, Steve Ballmer:

"Developers, developers, developers, developers. Developers, developers, developers, developers!!! Yes!!!"

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Re:Why Scalpers Can Get Olivia Rodrigo Tickets and You Can't by TeMPOraL on Sunday September 24, 2023 @04:42AM (#37631233)

That's the difference between being almost, but not quite at the top, vs. actually being there. Dean would've fared differently if he won first, and then did his scream.

But either way, both Dean's and Ballmer's examples are marketing stunts, a calculated performance - that's entirely different to rich people honestly letting loose at a concert.

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Re:Why Scalpers Can Get Olivia Rodrigo Tickets and You Can't by sireat on Sunday September 24, 2023 @05:41AM (#37631554)

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Re:Why Scalpers Can Get Olivia Rodrigo Tickets and You Can't by TeMPOraL on Sunday September 24, 2023 @05:55AM (#37631623)

Fair. But I'll still write this off as stuff you can get away with once you're on top, but not while on your way there.

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Re:Why Scalpers Can Get Olivia Rodrigo Tickets and You Can't by jowea on Sunday September 24, 2023 @11:56PM (#37639536)

I think tech just works by different rules.

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