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[–] kittenbridgeasteroid@discuss.tchncs.de 70 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Lol, thinking opera composers were rich people.

[–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 39 points 2 years ago

Also Operas aren't necessarily much more expensive than a cinema ticket. Some Opera houses have reasonable prices.

[–] janus2 36 points 2 years ago (1 children)

~20 min clicking through the wikipedia page on Opera seems to suggest you're correct, most of them were middle class or poor

huh. til

Many classical composers were basically like pets rich people owned (sponsored).

[–] gareins@lemm.ee 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

My wife graduated in the opera arts. Now teaching because the money is better and more reliable.

[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 2 years ago

You know your field is fucked when people are becoming teachers for the higher pay.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The players aren't rich either, nor most of the singers.

[–] TankieCatgirl@hexbear.net 18 points 2 years ago
[–] TheCaconym@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

You don't need to be rich to go to your local theater. Theater can be great

As our home screens got bigger and the price got higher and the experience worse I stopped going to the movies entirely; but theater I do still go a few times a year

[–] Aria@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 2 years ago

Meme upvotes are determined by bot armies. Memes are created and curated by rich people regularly as a way for them to speak in the voice of poor people. Scab memes if you'd like.

[–] quazar@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

memes: easy as F to produce propaganda for the rich of any country to use on the poor of any other country

[–] Chev@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Probably depends on where you live but for example in Austria, you can be poor and are still able to go and to enjoy the theater or opera.

[–] jennwiththesea@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Instructions unclear, I am now the fat lady.

[–] MJBrune@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

What are video games? And what about books?

[–] _CottonCandyUnicorn_@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

Video Games: By smart people, for dumb people Books: by smart people, for smart people Art: by dumb people, for smart people NFTs: by dumb people, for dumb people

[–] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago

And it's some shitty messaging app meme. Jesus

[–] bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No one's paying for memes though unlike all the other options.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

You guys don't pay for your memes? Damn.

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Thor 3

Ugh. 😖

[–] HRDS_654@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Memes are the DNA of the soul!

[–] eldain@feddit.nl 0 points 2 years ago

Revolution of what? Going to the theater to become rich? What stoner did you chat with?

[–] K0W4LSK1@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

memes still require content created by the rich people

[–] Stamets@startrek.website 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm guessing you're pretty young and don't remember the garbage memes from the early 2000s. Zero content required from rich people.

[–] K0W4LSK1@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I do remember them we need to get back to those beautiful pieces of artwork memes are too commercialized now lmao

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 2 points 2 years ago

It pisses me off when memes are coopted by corporations. That should be illegal.