Is this concert appropriate for your kid?

This is the Weekend Edition of Bloomberg Opinion Today, a roundup of the most popular stories Bloomberg Opinion publishes each week based on [Bloomberg]( This is the Weekend Edition of Bloomberg Opinion Today, a roundup of the most popular stories Bloomberg Opinion publishes each week based on web readership. [Olivia Rodrigo Is Not Kid-Friendly? Don't Act Surprised.]( — Jessica Karl When Olivia Rodrigo [sings](, “seeing you tonight, it’s a bad idea, right?” she’s referring to an ex-boyfriend. But parents taking their 9-year-old to her concerts might want to ask themselves the same question. For months, elementary-age children have been [begging]( their moms and dads for a chance to see Rodrigo perform at her Guts World Tour. Many adults have acquiesced, despite US tickets [averaging]( around $200 — a steep price for a grown-up, much less a child. But now that her tour has begun, some parents are [up in arms]( over the fact that her concert is not as kid-friendly as they anticipated. The situation mirrors the familiar Disney [child star trap]( that ensnared Miley Cyrus and others who have come of age in the public eye, much to the dismay of viewers. But it also highlights a [concerning trend]( that’s become more pronounced after Covid lockdowns: The rite of passage of attending a concert is happening at a younger age. Perhaps it’s a mixture of both wanting to create memories with kids because life has proven to be too short and the “[pandemic skip](” — which has warped many people’s sense of time and age — that is making parents overlook the potential harms of allowing their child attend concerts so early. Read the [whole thing]( (for free). [America Blew Almost $2 Trillion. Make It Stop.]( — Kathryn Edwards [What Has Biden Accomplished? Look at These 10 Metrics, Not the Polls]( — Bloomberg Opinion columnists [We’re Getting Close to Peak PlayStation]( — Gearoid Reidy [If Apple Has Something Up Its Sleeve, Now’s the Time]( — Dave Lee [Bitcoin Is Up But the Future of Money Lies Elsewhere]( — Lionel Laurent [Elon Musk Wanted Control, Not Charity]( — Matt Levine [Cristiano Ronaldo’s Saudi Soccer Saga Is Turning Sour]( — Bobby Ghosh [Ukraine and the Houthis Are Revolutionizing Naval Warfare]( — James Stavridis [The Fed Isn’t Gonna Carry That Weight for Gold]( — John Authers More From Bloomberg Opinion Here’s what we’ve been listening to and watching this week. - Joe Biden is deeply unpopular, but the data show [a quietly successful presidency](. Kyla Scanlon digs into 10 metrics. - Timothy L. O’Brien, Nia-Malika Henderson and Patricia Lopez break down the [State of the Union]( address. - Mark Gongloff says [Dune 2 is a climate story]( we can root for. Follow Us Like getting this newsletter? [Subscribe to Bloomberg.com]( for unlimited access to trusted, data-driven journalism and subscriber-only insights. Before it’s here, it’s on the Bloomberg Terminal. Find out more about how the Terminal delivers information and analysis that financial professionals can’t find anywhere else. [Learn more](. Want to sponsor this newsletter? [Get in touch here](. You received this message because you are subscribed to Bloomberg's Opinion Today newsletter. If a friend forwarded you this message, [sign up here]( to get it in your inbox. [Unsubscribe]( [Bloomberg.com]( [Contact Us]( Bloomberg L.P. 731 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022 [Ads Powered By Liveintent]( [Ad Choices](