> Instead of selling water for $17, why don’t venues sell water for $2 and raise ticket prices instead?

¿Por qué no los dos?

I live in New York. Season tickets at our stadiums cost as much as fancy cars, and concessions at these venues are eye-watering.

The simple answer is that folks are willing to pay for shite. The reasons they are willing to do that, merit further examination, but the fact remains. This goes for both individuals and organizations.

As long as that is the case, creating high-Quality product, is damn near impossible.

Quality costs. It’s actually significantly more cost-intensive to even marginally improve Quality, which puts organizations that produce high-Quality stuff at a disadvantage.

It’s really hard to stay in business, in a land where people are willing to pay for junk, unless you produce junk.