demorality.WhenIrequire$500forapaintingthattookmeaweektomake
reads(inparaphrase):Evenifanothervenuecharges10%or60%markupt
ofmoralbreachesoforderlyconduct.Andeventhoughtheworldwasnotb
thesamegallerywouldhaveaskedin1967.Commercialartgallerybusin
ithsubsidizedusurycommissionschemesthatfunctiontomyowndetrim
amedigimodphilosophytorepresentational,democraticgovernments
existentialistphilosophersandlatemodernartistswhenithitthegr
ing.A50%markuplookslikea100%markupfromwhereIstandatthemanufa
lownintonuclearwinterwestillhaveadebilitatingwarehouseandtra
demandberolledintotheretailprice,Ihavetoask$1,000forthepaint
heretailsellingpricemustbe$1,000.Inotherwords:theestablished
politicalallianceswithmanufacturingindustry.Theinternethasbe
nasshortatimeaspossible.Existentialismcanbeblamedforallsorts
onableacademicphilosophiesfromthemarketingmix.Ifyouapplythes
Yestruebutunfortunatelythelovelydreamyfloatingendgamingofthe
mitededitionprints)from10%to50%.Therationalebehindtheriseinp
cturer'spointofview.Thatiscomparedwiththe$550retailpricethat
esspeoplewantboththenewmoralityandtheold(somethinglikeafemin
comeamethodofcuttingoutunscrupulouswarehousingaswellasunreas
andmaybeyearstoconceptualizeandadealerwantswants50%whichthey
istviewofmoralstructures),mostdealersinsistuponacontractthat
ent.Notonlyshouldartistssidewiththeconsumer,weshouldalsoform
oundamongstthebusinesspeopledrovemarkupsoncommodities(likeli
riceswas;ifthisistheendoftheworld,Iamgoingtomakeasmuchmoneyi
andlegitimategallerywantsmetoeliminatefreetradeandreplaceitw
...thenwhat?
Iagreebut...whatashamewhenarulingbureaucracyaban
schooleducationandthelawandhealthcareandsocialin
hereafreemarkettradeinmassproducedobjectswilllea
eyhavemediasavvy,theyhavetranslationsofthemorali
cademicfunctioninthestudyofasubjectratherthanthe
deaofademocracythatincludesallit'scitizens(inclu
donsthefledglingaestheticsofit'scitizensandattem
impededtradecannottakeplaceinentertainmentthenfr
alleriesandinthecurriculumofthemajoruniversities
llymotivatedartsbeforetheculturalwishesofthecons
ceintheentertainmentanddecorativeindustries.Ifun
heartsatthelevelofthenational,regional,andcivicg
lmostallthecitizensareeducatedwellenoughtoreadan
ptstoplaceit'sown"elitist"andneo-feudal,politica
likethemusicindustry),goodquality,highvalueprodu
andthepublicschoolsystems.Thefactis:nobodyknowsw
dingtheworkingclassandthepoorandtheuneducated)ca
umercitizenpeople.Incorrectlyfunctioningmarkets(
eetradecannotexistatall.Takentoanextremetheveryi
nnotexistinasocietythatinterferesandmanipulatest
tytexts-isn'tittimetotrustinourdemocraticideals?
Ormustwecontinueonforanother150yearsinthisdemean
therulingpowerscanresorttoartmarketmovementanaly
ometimesexperimental,faire).Asanaddedsidebenefit
struggleforcontroloverit.Socialismisfineinpublic
ctsarewellsupportedbymarket(aswellaslesssavory,s
sisasgaugesofpublicfeeling-thetruescientificanda
suranceandtheroadsandthelikebut;thestatehasnopla
d.Weareonlyjustbeginningtounderstandthemassage.A
dwrite,theyhaveopenaccesstonewsandmoralissues,th
ingcharade?
Iamnotsurethereisadifferencebetweenma
ateformorethanaSesameStreetMinuteortwo-iftheycouldsitstillan
hethreatofcollapsingmarkets-anothergoodreasonfordiversificat
ithyourmoneyunlessyouareterriblyconcernedaboutappearancesand
dstopfidgetingrunningaroundtheplanetandknockingoverthefurnit
...anditwentobsoleteaboutthetimesteamengineswerestartingtobe
andthenreturntous,hisconstituents,togatheranopinionatthetown
ertopreventusurybackedupbygoodlawsandamostpowerfulcitizen'sa
logos.Consumerstestandreportonproducts.Itwouldbehelpfulifthe
sandmeaningfulreferendumafterlongdebatesonimportantissues.Of
thechangingnatureofthemarket(theydothatthroughtheirsmallerin
tremendouslyacceleratedrate.Ontheedgethereisastrangenessthat
drivingforcebehindtheeconomy.Themassmaybemanipulatedthiswaya
t'sisforsure.ButIwasreferringtomodernhistorianswho,likedoped
hallmeetingsandthenspendanotherfewweekstravelingbacktothecap
heywouldonlysittherethemselves-ittheyhadtheabilitytoconcentr
keranduser.Itisashiftingrole...sometimesyouareoneandlaterbec
awnsareminorswithoutrights.Butrealistically,theconsumeristhe
italtovoteonceagain-withoutpay.Faceit,yourrepresentativespen
dsmostofhistimeonbentkneedoingunnaturalactsbeforehispartylea
ooseyourshirtanditcouldbecomefashionabletobebarechested.Orth
tenancetypevalue?Usuallyyougetwhatyoupayforandwhatyoudemandw
publiclyfundedlabswoulddoalittlemoreconsumergoodstesting,tha
eit.Wepeopleshouldbeallowedmoreaccesstogovernance-everyonesh
ouldhavebothjuryandcommitteeexperiences.Ifwearetoeventuallyb
ndthatwayespeciallybynewofferingsorbywithholdingservicesandt
rmy.Lifevalue?IsthatanythinglikeZenandtheArtofMotorcycleMain
ecomeselfgoverningthenweshouldbetestingourmetalnowwithseriou
earsago.Imagineelectingarepresentativetothehouseofcommonswho
eartistisQueenandtheconsumerisKingandthelittlepawns...well,p
sttomakethosepredictionscomeaboutstatisticallybyfairmeansand
isn'tscientificmethodology-itisnotcalmanddetachedobservation
.Ifwearenotconstantlyonguardandjealousofourfreedom,wewilllos
dershipforfunandforprofit.Thesystemisalmostcompletelydefunct
ure)orbanthehouseofrepresentatives.Iliketraditionandcontinui
hichistunedtothetransportationandcommunicationsoftwohundredy
ty.Thetwohousesofgovernmentaregood-theyhaveseenusthroughgood
dependentfeederstudios)-themassislearningandexperimentingata
isnearlyunbearable.Fashionisawonderfulgiddywhirlwind-youcanl
ionofessentialsuppliesandapowerfuljurydrivenjudiciarywithpow
ometheother.Ithinkthatthebigstudioshavetoexperimentbecauseof
uptheoreticalphysicists,predictfutureeventsanddotheirdamnede
foul(showingthisartistoverthat-regardlessofpublictaste).That
andbadtimes.Perhapsbutitcouldn'tbeasridiculousasagovernmentw
courseIdon'tmeantosayweshouldbantherichnoblesofthesenate(ift
musttravelforaweekortwobycarriageandhorsebacktositinthehouse
usedfortransportation.
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thinkIknowabitaboutthebusinessandthech
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aractersbutnothingofthediscourse.Ijust
rican.AndIsawRobertForger(Smitty)after
copinMontrealwithashotgun(whatanembara
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ssellingoutandwhenRoyKiyookawasflyingt
upidinnocentfoolFrenchkid16yearsoldwit
ing.Gawd-theforcesofdullness...that'sa
llIneed.Icanbarelykeepmyeyesopenasitis
ntrystitchinganetworkonjetlag.IsawYves
arright.Ijustlaiditstinkingouttherefor
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...hismindcompletelyblowninprison...st
thebuzzardstopickon.Idon'tknowJim,butI
shipofthestuff.IwastherewhenMaxBateswa
etuxedosandeveninggownsfoughtoverowner
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hsideofthebathtubtoputtheshowercurtain
.Whenwasthelasttimeyouwerereallyexcite
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