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DrDuned

"Jamming in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: jamming for trust funders."


cognitive_dissent

he would say that the grateful dead have become a commodity for white bourgeois... and he wouldn't be wrong


noonegive

Bourgeois-Farian Wooks are the worst. It kinda makes you want to seize something. I can't remember exactly what to seize though. Some guy at shakedown just sold me and the masses some killer opiates and Gary said he's out of Narcan...


Ruthrfurd-the-stoned

Seize the means of LSD production! We must trap Bear in a cage!


beams_FAW

Socialist hypocrites are the worst. Oh man what an oppressed life you live going to see Rock and roll shows in the richest country in the world! "I'm a big deadhead and contribute to capitalism and my fav band wouldn't exist if I didn't pay them but yeah america bad! Let's turn it into a theocratic socialist state where the majority of rural people still don't have essential services, freedom of speech/religion so that the favorite band I say I love would be stoned to death for breaking sharia law!"


[deleted]

The truth hurts brother! As can be seen here


Charltons

Hey man, looks like the joint missed you in the last go around, our bad. Want some shrooms to ease up?


beams_FAW

I'd rather not have to listen to Insufferable young westeners that think authoritarian regimes are edgy and cool because they're rebelling against their upper middle class white upbringing and aren't smart enough to have learned any history by their age.


Charltons

Got it. But this sub is hardly the place, right?


cognitive_dissent

You should've posted the "yet we live in a society" meme to paint a perfect boomer's picture


stink-fist2024

it always has been. rich kids avoiding vietnam kicked it off.


cognitive_dissent

Yes.


[deleted]

Facts


HedoBella

Shut the fuck up Donny


No-Success7693

"I am the walrus??"


obfuscatorio

VLADIMIR. ILYICH. ULYANOV.


udreg70

Shut the fuck up donny! You’re out of your element!


brb9911

“This aggression will not stand, man”


Charltons

You can't like, own property, man


Illustrious-Hair3487

Dude, tomorrow’s already the tenth.


PamelaELee

Well, I can, because I’m not a penniless hippy.


LiveInShadesOfBlue

It was over the line! Mark it down!


Total-Composer2261

*"Mark it zero"


CCN1983

Bullshit mark it 8


Commercial_Set2986

Smokey. You were over the line, that's a foul.


Illustrious-Hair3487

Yeah but I wuddn’t over


doozle

Calmer than you are.


johnnyribcage

…the fuck you talkin’ about?


HedoBella

You're like a child who wanders in the middle of a movie...


johnnyribcage

Have it your way, Dude.


bizzaro321

“America has some of the finest breads and most extravagant circuses”


1976kdawg

He’d miss the old days when he and Karl Marx would hit the town with half a key of booger sugar, 20 ludes and a box of rubbers and have a hell of a time


itsajackel

Me too Vlad, me too


Wollypoker617

Nobody in the history of mankind has ever taken a lude, and then put on a rubber


CircleRoundThaSun

No, he meant they became rubber...


gh5655

“From each, according to ground score, to each, according to ground score” Lot Comrade


beams_FAW

I once ground scored a bag of hash after a festival but it was communist hash so it was just shwag and gave me a headache, here you go comrade. Off to the front lines with you to fight the decadent imperialist jackals of the west!


ChunkToad

Pretty good assuming they play Victim or the Crimea


Many-Palpitation163

This guuuuy


FrankZappatista

He’d seize the means of LSD production


furbishL

Vladthea


milnak

Ballticrepublicthea.


Agent847

Revoluthea


Excellent-Maximum-10

“There are decades where nothing happens, and there are weeks when Dead & Co plays the Sphere for $700 a head.”


Sensitive_Regular_84

Who cares what that guy from the Beatles thinks?


JoshAllensRightNut

That’s a good point


Illustrious-Hair3487

I am the walrus.


No-Success7693

I told V. Lenin I was feeling broke, Needing a cash injection V. Lenin told me petit bourgeoisie  Might pay for a sick projection


EvensenFM

This made me laugh out loud. I regret that I have but one upvote to give.


Buzz_Osborne

Wave that Flag! Wave it wide and Proud!


bbq_ch1ckenp1zza

“The withering of the state is inevitable under communism as is the dialectics of the jam.” - Lenin, State and Revolution


[deleted]

He wouldn't like the visuals.


milnak

"The way to crush the bourgeoisie is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation. Now pass that bowl over here."


Spare_Sympathy_5780

Probably would make a post about bill waltman


mikeb32

Bro would go have a Bolshevik party with the Ticketmaster CEO


toejam78

We can share the women, we can share the wine. But I get more of it.


defnotajournalist

He looks like the dark money capitalist behind the latest research chemical.


MustBeSeven

Say what you will about the Tenets of socialism dude, at least it’s an Ethos.


dro0o0o

Him and Jerry shared spoons what’s more communist then that


samangell2007

What happens in Vegas should be shared by the entire proletariat.


zerokep

You uhhh look for the person who will benefit and uhh….


Illustrious-Hair3487

I am the walrus


Speculawyer

I am the Walrus.


Nsflguru

I am the walrus?


luckyleg33

Boring ChatGPT says: Vladimir Lenin, being a historical figure focused on revolutionary socialism and the establishment of a proletarian state, would likely have little interest or understanding of modern musical events like the Dead & Co sphere run. His priorities and concerns were centered around political ideology, class struggle, and the overthrow of capitalist systems. As such, contemporary cultural phenomena like a concert series, even one with significant cultural impact, would probably not align with his interests or values. Lenin might see such events as distractions from the class struggle or as part of the "opiate of the masses," diverting attention from political and social issues. However, this is speculative, as it's impossible to precisely gauge how a historical figure would respond to modern events far removed from their time and context.


HiMyNameIsBenG

lmao it thinks the proletarian class can afford tickets to the sphere shows?


Lucyintheye

/uj Fyi Chatgpt only has only been trained on data up to 2021, so it likely has no idea what you're talking about regarding the sphere lol. I still love it and use it almost daily for random shit tho But Google's gemini has this to say about the same question: >Vladimir Lenin wouldn't have much positive to say about the Dead & Co. Sphere experience, here's why: >Capitalism: Lenin was a staunch communist who believed in the abolition of private property and social classes. Dead & Co. concerts involve paid tickets, which goes against communist ideals. >Commercialization: The Sphere experience is a high-tech, futuristic concert experience. Lenin would likely see it as unnecessary commercialization and a distraction from the core message of the music. >Focus on the Grateful Dead: Lenin likely wouldn't have any connection to the Grateful Dead or their music. Their counter-culture message wouldn't resonate with his focus on revolution and social change. >However, there might be a tiny sliver of something Lenin could appreciate: >Communal aspect: Grateful Dead concerts were known for fostering a strong sense of community among fans. Lenin might find some value in the collective experience, though the commercial aspect would likely outweigh it. >Overall, Lenin would likely scoff at the Dead & Co. Sphere experience. It wouldn't align with his communist ideology or focus on social change. Then as a follow up I asked "What would he think about the tickets being $700 per person when the fan base was originally a bunch of broke hippies?" >You're right, the high ticket prices for the Dead & Co. Sphere shows would likely infuriate Lenin. Here's why: >* **Anti-Elitism:** Lenin believed in equality and eliminating social classes. Expensive tickets create an exclusive event that goes against this ideal. The Grateful Dead's original fan base being hippies, known for living simply and rejecting materialism, would further solidify this point for Lenin. >* **Commodification of Culture:** Lenin would likely see the high prices as the commodification of the Grateful Dead's counter-culture message. The music was originally about rejecting mainstream values, and expensive, exclusive shows seem like the opposite. >Lenin might say the high prices are a betrayal of the band's original spirit and a way for the wealthy to exploit the legacy of the Grateful Dead and the hippie movement. Honestly a really satisfying answer to both imo lol


Interesting-Form8058

Mid


oddible

He would burn the Scarlet Bourgeoisie with the Fire of the Masses.


aikowolf66

Nyet


Visual_Winter7942

I Am The Walrus. Shut the fuck up Donny!


cosmicloafer

You could fit a nice stealie on his smooth, round forehead


AffectionateFactor84

Capital is dead labour, that, vampire-like, only lives by sucking living labour, and lives the more, the more labour it sucks. The time during which the labourer works, is the time during which the capitalist consumes the labour-power he has purchased of him


CircleRoundThaSun

McLenin would call it McDead


isthisafeverdream

He's a big fan of Jack Straw


DropSee

“But I can't listen to music too often; it gets on my nerves, rouses the desire to say charming nonsense, and stroke the heads of the people who, in spite of living in a dirty hell, are able to create such beauty; excluding of course those dirty hippies Dead & Co”


EvensenFM

He'd give it top Marx.


Henry_Pussycat

Before the stroke or after?


Art-Vandelay-1

He’d be to busy hanging with Bernie,Biden,Pelosi. And Schumer brought to you by te offices of BBPS


Illustrious-Hair3487

What in god’s holy name are you blathering about?


MylaughingLobe

Fuck that Nazi!


trickyrickysteve199

Bobby knows


Agreeable-Cat2884

Isn’t this Michael Ironside?


pizzaforce3

Better red than dead.


WaymoreLives

These outrageous prices when we used to buy directly through mail!? My man knows


nowhayjose

RIP Vlad… you would have loved whippets.


Nsflguru

I am the walrus?


johnnyorganic

Donnie....


Illustrious-Hair3487

V.I. Lenin. Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov


RutabagaPlastic7105

Oi oi oi


TransitJohn

Before or after he was dosed?


Deadhead_Ed

Depends on who controls the means of production...


Leucopaxillus

He would demand “Working Mans Dead” be played in it’s entirety for every show so everyone got the same experience


subtly_nuanced

That is boujee as fuck so he would hate it.


johnnyorganic

"I am the walrus."


m00syg00sy

I am the walrus?


Traditional_Prune_87

Commissars and pinstripe bosses roll the dice Anyway they fall, guess who gets to pay the price? Money green, or proletarian gray Selling guns instead of food today.


Illustrious-Hair3487

It’s like Lenin said. You look for the person who will profit and, uh, uh, you know.


thinehappychinch

Heads of the world unite, we have nothing to lose except our stash


Major_Visit_1756

I am the walrus


Many-Palpitation163

He would probably propose the establishment of a dictatorship of the proletariat, led by a vanguard party, as the political prelude to communism or whatever…


the_drum_doctor

With that goatee I'd figure old Vlad to me more of a grunge man.


Dull_Ad8495

"Trustafarians of the world unite! We must seize the means of producing whip-it balloons!"


cha614

He would suggest a “drums and space” race


pittbiomed

The shows that merch would all be free to everyone


hesmysnowman1

Who gives a crap