Originally Posted by Pleasurepays

this industry IS shady. there is no escaping that. there is no other legit industry in the civilized world that robs, steals and cheats as much as this one. there is no other industry where people knowingly get ripped off and still kiss the ass of the guy thats robbing them just because he's buying drinks at a show.

there is no other industry in the world where people come forward and say "hey, Company XYZ, XXX, YYY and ZZZ are stealing from you.. .here's how and here's proof" and everyone calls the messenger an asshole... while those who don't simply do nothing.

this industry (rather the total companies associated with it) statistically represent an immeasurably small % of businesses world wide... i would say that it represents a disproportionate amout of shady business practices by any measurement or standard of business.