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Hurt Whitey Maybe posted:the simpler explanation is they have so much money that it doesn’t matter they just want a cool thing to show their buddies and spending a bunch of money is a cool thing to talk about to your rich friend It's a little of both. From what I've seen when they want to buy it to show off to their friends it will completely disappear onto their yacht forever or whatever and there will be op-eds about how it belongs in a museum!, while if they buy it for tax reasons they'll turn around and donate it to a museum or foundation or whatever quickly in a very visible way to make sure everyone knows what a generous good person they are.
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# ? Dec 8, 2019 23:29 |
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plus it turns art into a pure commodity instead of a potential threat, esp. if they only fund art orgs with tepid or nonexistent political beliefs
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# ? Dec 9, 2019 00:15 |
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# ? Dec 9, 2019 00:33 |
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*jackhammering a section of brick wall with a banksy on it free* "Man, why do I feel so gross right now? Oh well back to recuperating this art.
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# ? Dec 9, 2019 03:28 |
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Modest Mao posted:My understanding is there's not much cost associated with using the internet, the cost is in the infrastructure and pricing is employed to recoup that cost and to manage limited bandwidth also much like pharmaceuticals most of the original cost was funded by the public. very cool and normal world etc etc
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# ? Dec 9, 2019 03:59 |
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Motherfucker posted:*jackhammering a section of brick wall with a banksy on it free* "Man, why do I feel so gross right now? Oh well back to recuperating this art. they caught someone doing this in new orleans a few years ago on an abandoned building
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# ? Dec 9, 2019 04:45 |
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it's cool how Art as a concept can increase the price of a banana and some tape from $2 to $120,000, surely there are no nefarious money laundering and/or tax avoidance schemes going on here
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# ? Dec 9, 2019 05:10 |
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The art is in how brazen the tax evasion scheme is.
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# ? Dec 9, 2019 05:40 |
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https://twitter.com/letsgomathias/status/1203451162554519553
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# ? Dec 9, 2019 05:44 |
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Wasn't that the plot to a KotH episode
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# ? Dec 9, 2019 05:47 |
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lmao the replies defending Dr Pepper Inc
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# ? Dec 9, 2019 05:49 |
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What else are mad scientists to drink?? baka
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# ? Dec 9, 2019 05:58 |
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# ? Dec 9, 2019 06:03 |
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Rock My Socks! posted:lol it would basically cost the internet providers nothing to just provide service to the poor for free right? The profit margins of cable providers for internet service is 90%+. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/time-warner-cables-97-pro_b_6591916 - TWC’s High-Speed Internet service has a 97 percent profit margin https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324073504578109513660989132 - 'Cable executives and analysts say that about 90% of the money cable operators charge for broadband goes straight to gross profits, since there are minimal operational costs for providing Internet service.'
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# ? Dec 9, 2019 08:55 |
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drake no: oil pipe drake yeah: blood pipe
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# ? Dec 9, 2019 09:02 |
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Cactus Jack posted:The profit margins of cable providers for internet service is 90%+.
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# ? Dec 9, 2019 09:59 |
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if Bernie is elected what will we do during halftime during conference championship week? I liked free college until I realized we’d destroy this multiple year old tradition.
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# ? Dec 9, 2019 13:57 |
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Hurt Whitey Maybe posted:if Bernie is elected what will we do during halftime during conference championship week? I liked free college until I realized we’d destroy this multiple year old tradition. Replace the halftime show with guillotines. the football game, too.
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# ? Dec 9, 2019 15:02 |
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Cactus Jack posted:The profit margins of cable providers for internet service is 90%+. Yeah but in Australia it costs way more because something something submarine cables... look the data caps are totally normal stop asking!!!
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# ? Dec 9, 2019 15:35 |
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It was much the same with plain old POTS telephone service. Yes I did that on purpose.
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# ? Dec 9, 2019 15:44 |
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T-man posted:It was much the same with plain old POTS telephone service. and you deserve to be booed for it
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# ? Dec 9, 2019 15:46 |
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Plain Old Piece Of The poo poo Telephone Service
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# ? Dec 9, 2019 15:51 |
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I can get paid to listen to cumtown???
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# ? Dec 9, 2019 19:51 |
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uber_stoat posted:I can get paid to listen to cumtown??? listening to an hour of SILENCE! but you only get the $15 if you avoid laughing
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# ? Dec 9, 2019 20:06 |
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how does this work
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# ? Dec 9, 2019 20:21 |
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Shear Modulus posted:how does this work
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# ? Dec 9, 2019 20:25 |
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Shear Modulus posted:how does this work I'm glad you asked!
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# ? Dec 9, 2019 20:28 |
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You know what, I kind of want to be a judge in a Torah Slam.
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# ? Dec 9, 2019 20:30 |
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Isn't the Torah a scroll? You shouldn't slam it.
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# ? Dec 9, 2019 20:35 |
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Fat-Lip-Sum-41.mp3 posted:Isn't the Torah a scroll? You shouldn't slam it. EVERY MORNING I WAKE UP AND OPEN PALM SLAM A SCROLL INTO THE SLOT. IT’S THE TORAH AND RIGHT THEN AND THERE I START DOING THE MOVES ALONGSIDE WITH THE MAIN CHARACTER, ABRAHAM. I DO EVERY MOVE AND I DO EVERY MOVE HARD. MAKIN TRUMPET SOUNDS WHEN I SLAM DOWN SOME JERICHO BASTARDS OR EVEN WHEN I MESS UP TECHNIQUE. NOT MANY CAN SAY THEY ESCAPED THE STOMACH OF A WHALE. I CAN. I SAY IT AND I SAY IT OUTLOUD EVERYDAY TO PEOPLE IN MY COLLEGE CLASS AND ALL THEY DO IS PROVE PEOPLE IN COLLEGE CLASS CAN STILL BE IMMATURE JEKRS. AND IVE LEARNED ALL THE LINES AND IVE LEARNED HOW TO MAKE MYSELF AND MY APARTMENT LESS LONELY BY SHOUTING EM ALL. 2 HOURS INCLUDING WIND DOWN EVERY MORNIng
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Gutter Phoenix posted:https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/12/09/massive-triumph-rich-illustrated-by-stunning-new-data/
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# ? Dec 9, 2019 20:40 |
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Paladinus posted:You know what, I kind of want to be a judge in a Torah Slam. be careful what you wish for...
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# ? Dec 9, 2019 21:01 |
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The Torah slam is the signature move of a heel wrestler in an Orthodox Jew gimmick. His name is Herschel Goldbergsteinman
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# ? Dec 9, 2019 21:21 |
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this Gabe Succman guy sounds pretty worth listening to actually
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# ? Dec 9, 2019 21:30 |
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Plank Walker posted:EVERY MORNING I WAKE UP AND OPEN PALM SLAM A SCROLL INTO THE SLOT. IT’S THE TORAH AND RIGHT THEN AND THERE I START DOING THE MOVES ALONGSIDE WITH THE MAIN CHARACTER, ABRAHAM. I DO EVERY MOVE AND I DO EVERY MOVE HARD. MAKIN TRUMPET SOUNDS WHEN I SLAM DOWN SOME JERICHO BASTARDS OR EVEN WHEN I MESS UP TECHNIQUE. NOT MANY CAN SAY THEY ESCAPED THE STOMACH OF A WHALE. I CAN. I SAY IT AND I SAY IT OUTLOUD EVERYDAY TO PEOPLE IN MY COLLEGE CLASS AND ALL THEY DO IS PROVE PEOPLE IN COLLEGE CLASS CAN STILL BE IMMATURE JEKRS. AND IVE LEARNED ALL THE LINES AND IVE LEARNED HOW TO MAKE MYSELF AND MY APARTMENT LESS LONELY BY SHOUTING EM ALL. 2 HOURS INCLUDING WIND DOWN EVERY MORNIng
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# ? Dec 9, 2019 21:42 |
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DACK FAYDEN posted:this Gabe Succman guy sounds pretty worth listening to actually he's pikettys protege
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# ? Dec 9, 2019 21:43 |
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Shear Modulus posted:he's pikettys protege
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DACK FAYDEN posted:Makes sense. Has he written anything intended for non-macroeconomists? "the hidden wealth of nations" is a pop econ book he wrote a few years on this subject of tax evasion and offshoring and is very short and readable
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