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I just went to a festival that had only this brand for even regular still water, no water bottles with a cap. It was insanely irritating to not be able to just hang on to a bottle of water in my bag and pull it out whenever to take a sip, you have to just sit there and drink the whole water at once. Or toss it and spend another $6 to buy another can of water when you’re thirsty again. A small problem as problems go but frustrating at the time!
This is a kind of problems that would be solved instantly if people just didn't consent to being abused.
Wait hold on, so someone buys tickets to an event, show up, and have to buy canned water.
What, in your imagination, should be the next steps so they "don't consent to being abused"?
Don’t go to that venue again
Doesn't sound very instant to me
Bring your own water.
In my experience many venues do not let you bring your own water
Hence the abuse...
Okay, so what's the instant solution here? Apparently it's as easy as not consenting.
I thought I was agreeing with you...
Oh we're definitely both in agreement that they're being dicks. My issue is that the original comment I replied to is essentially victim blaming folks by saying "all you need to do is not consent, boom, problem instantly solved".
Based on everyone else's input (notably OP neglected to reply), it's clear that the best you can do is not go to the venue and hope that results in systemic change.
I wouldn't bet on that solution.