> "I'm going to charge $100, and at the end of the day someone else is going to make that money" That's what StubHub imagines the artists were thinking. What

> "I'm going to charge $100, and at the end of the day someone else is going to make that money" That's what StubHub imagines the artists were thinking. What I think many artists are actually thinking is "I'm altruistically going to charge $100 (or $10) so that someone who can't pay $500 can get to see the show". They believe in the lottery system and wish it worked. More effective altruism could be achieved if the artists actually charged market value to buy a guaranteed ticket, and used some of the proceeds to 'buy' their own tickets to give away in a lottery.