On Medium: Proof That Free Markets Don’t Reward The Best Work
What happens when the greatest, most miraculous art is overlooked? What does that say about the meritocratic prospects for capitalism? Read on to find out how capitalism is only as concerned with merit as are the average buyers and sellers.
Capitalism is already anti-meritorious because it promotes the most selfish, gluttonous for profits, rather than promoting the best rulers who are the wisest individuals to power.
ReplyDeleteCapitalism is like the legendary King Midas, where even shit turns to gold...
ReplyDeleteIt is not the intrinsic value that matters, but what is given by the owners of the world
Few have heard of Harold Budd
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4Yt4NPliXc
Meanwhile, the liberal left, the left arm of capitalism, teaches us that art is only subjective and that merits only matter if it is black, female, or lgbt...
ReplyDeleteThat's true. Art faces a conflict on two fronts, one from capitalism and the other from political correctness.
DeleteThat's a good point. This could be only a stage on the way to virtual reality. One question would be whether that kind of all-encompassing technology would facilitate the old purposes of art, namely self-exploration and a search for meaning. It seems that virtual reality could indeed perform those jobs, as shown often with the Star Trek Holodeck. But this technology could also be even more infantilizing than the immersion in social media.
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