Did somebody say fine art = money laundering? A banana duct-taped to a wall sold for $120,000 at Miami's Art Basel this week

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[–]useless_aether[S] 5 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 3 fun -  (4 children)

then this happened https://twitter.com/isaaacarrasco/status/1203388720143097857

[–]AnarchySpeach 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

People ask me, "Why don't you become an economist? You're good at math!"

I can now show them this clip of a $120k banana being eaten.

This why I think we should go back to a bartering system without abstract debt and non-existent wealth placed on useless things.

[–]FormosaOolong 4 insightful - 4 fun4 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 4 fun -  (0 children)

This guy is my hero!

[–]JasonCarswell 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Worth every bite.

Now, instead of "This shit is bananas"...

[–]JasonCarswell 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

But did he eat the duct tape too?