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[–] 194 points 2 years ago (1 child)
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    Underestimate Swifties at your peril. Live Nation-Ticketmaster has been a loathed monopoly for years and they screwed up one Taylor Swift sale and there were Congressional hearings and a lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice joined by 30 states’ Attorneys General.

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    [–] 103 points 2 years ago (25 children)

    This is simultaneously wonderful and depressing.

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  • [–] 44 points 2 years ago (8 children)

    Oh absolutely, by any means necessary. Which is why I say it's wonderful.

    But it's disheartening that a celeb endorsement can drive such engagement. Might be dating myself here but it always reminds me of "what does Ja Rule think!?!"

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  • [–] 21 points 2 years ago (7 children)

    I'd argue this isn't any celebrity though. Say what you will about Taylor and her music but she has successfully marketed herself as a wholesome role model for younger generations who has ran a nearly 20 year career scandal free. To them she represents more than celebrity fame. She's a movement and if she says vote they will vote.

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  • [–] 25 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    I'm glad she's a wholesome role model/movement.

    I'm glad that she's encouraging folks to vote.

    I'm glad she's encouraging folks to vote Dem.

    I'm less glad that there are kids whose participation in democracy seems to hinge on a singer. I know that this has always been the case to some extent it just feels increasingly so and kind of sad. Let's not forget that trump's main qualification to get into politics was his celebrity.

    My grumpy old man take is our politics are getting dumber and dumber and people registering to vote because their favourite musician told them to, no matter how wholesome or good she is, seems a symptom of that.

    For singers who are mostly political, sure, this kind of makes sense (think most of the famous 60s singers, most punk etc) but, to the best of my knowledge/limited listening, Swift's music has seemed pretty non political, which makes it a bit weird to me. (That being said, also what makes it a bit more effective. Rage against the Machine telling folks to vote is preaching to the choir.)

    Tl;dr: a good thing has happened, I'm just pining for a better yesteryear that may have never actually existed.

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  • [–] 29 points 2 years ago (7 children)

    My first vote might have been because of free coffee at Starbucks for I Voted stickers. In other words, it can always be dumber ;p

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    Ha, that's pretty good! Thanks for the perspective.

    I've voted in every election for which I've been eligible, so I wonder if some of my votes were just to keep the streak alive even if only subconsciously.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    I mean, some of them are like that. I've voted every time since, and I maybe my proudest, silliest vote was for Obama in the primary. I was, what, 20, and just really not that into Hillary mostly because she scapegoated video games. Obama ended up being a very good choice, but that reason was definitely immature young adult brain. (Vibe probably mattered, too, now that I think of it).

    Honestly, dissing video games was not the best reason to get me to vote against her but like, you know how rare it is for as young person to vote in a primary? Small things like that can matter.

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  • [–] 21 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    Right there with ya. The fact that this is a thing in our society is just... I'll take it, but yikes. Glad she didn't endorse trump I guess.

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    [–] 54 points 2 years ago (14 children)

    Whatever your opinion of her/Swifties, this is ultimately good news.

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    [–] 46 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    "Young people never vote. It's pointless to listen to them." - centrists who don't want policy changes.

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    But what exactly were all these people waiting for?... Did they really need Taylor to tell them this? I mean the answer is obviously yes but why?

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  • [–] [S] 15 points 2 years ago

    A lot of people don't pay attention to politics, and don't realize things like the need to register to vote since their last move, since their name changed when they got married, etc. They just want to shake it out.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago

    Especially from younger people, but not unheard of from older people, is a phrase similar to "I'm not really into politics". People may not realize that they can ignore politics as much as they want, but politics will affect their lives through and through.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago

    Talor Swift endorsing Kamala.

    What the swifties hear: Would you kindly vote for Kamala?

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