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> My argument is, people who pay $400+ for a ticket are fairly ordinary people.

I think you’re out of touch.

Normal people are experiencing housing stress, energy price shocks, and wondering who the hell buys a $19 strawberry.

Normal people experience all that, and add Ticketmaster tickets on Klarna for a big gig. This is not about groceries, in which case I would agree with you.

I consider top 30-40% income bracket as ordinary people.

And of the other 60-70% of people? How do you consider them?

Also normal people. It's just that, $400 isn't that big of a number. I personally consider it big, I have to convince myself very hard before I spend $100 on any ticket, but people who has less income than me will use their credit cards without a second thought.

I've been fortunate enough to work in some environments where you kinda get the gist of "how people function", and it has completely opened up my eyes. A single person who is experiencing housing stress, can buy $19 strawberry, be upset about gas prices, and also spend $400 on a concert.

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