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The Essential Writings and Speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Monday, 17 April 2017
quote [ Recently most of the Fearless Girl discussions have focused on the complaints by Arturo Di Modica, the sculptor who created Charging Bull. He wants Fearless Girl removed, and that boy is taking a metric ton of shit for saying that. ]
The argument is far more nuanced than the press and social media reveals. If there was ever a cogent illustration of how deeply manipulated we are, this would be it.
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C18H27NO3 said @ 10:23pm GMT on 17th April
What would happen if those investment bankers chose investments that aid and assist the human condition? They use the tools that are available to them, yes? Di Mode wanted notoriety and fame as an artist making a social commentary, regardless of what that commentary was or which way it leaned. I speculate. It might have lead to commissioned works, though, which translate to. . . financial enrichment. Is that fundamentally different than the investment banker?
Yeah, this is opening a can of worms. Devils advocate or cage rattling? Probably. I think I was reacting to the ipso facto definition presented. I don't agree with it, and made a feeble attempt at highlighting the contradiction. But if I really wanted to make an argument based on the current perception of what an artist is, then a financial consultant or investment banker could easily fall into that category under the assumption that "artist" means anything you want it to mean.
C18H27NO3 said @ 1:55pm GMT on 18th April
What would happen if those investment bankers chose investments that aid and assist the human condition? They use the tools that are available to them, yes? Di Mode wanted notoriety and fame as an artist making a social commentary, regardless of what that commentary was or which way it leaned. I speculate. It might have led to commissioned works, though, which translate to. . . financial enrichment. Is that fundamentally different than the investment banker?
Yeah, this is opening a can of worms. Devils advocate or cage rattling? Probably. I think I was reacting to the ipso facto definition presented. I don't agree with it, and made a feeble attempt at highlighting the contradiction. But if I really wanted to make an argument based on the current perception of what an artist is, then a financial consultant or investment banker could easily fall into that category under the assumption that "artist" means anything you want it to mean.
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C18H27NO3 said @ 10:23pm GMT on 17th April
What would happen if those investment bankers chose investments that aid and assist the human condition? They use the tools that are available to them, yes? Di Mode wanted notoriety and fame as an artist making a social commentary, regardless of what that commentary was or which way it leaned. I speculate. It might have led to commissioned works, though, which translate to. . . financial enrichment. Is that fundamentally different than the investment banker?
Yeah, this is opening a can of worms. Devils advocate or cage rattling? Probably. I think I was reacting to the ipso facto definition presented. I don't agree with it, and made a feeble attempt at highlighting the contradiction. But if I really wanted to make an argument based on the current perception of what an artist is, then a financial consultant or investment banker could easily fall into that category under the assumption that "artist" means anything you want it to mean.
