this post was submitted on 16 Sep 2023
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[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Art investors prefer art by dead artists, they can't do anything unexpected once they're dead.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago

They also can't produce anything new, which means the now limited resource can only appreciate in value.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Artist: *Returns from dead*

Investors: :O

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

"Sike!"

shreds your painting

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

It's not unheard of that diaries pop up that shed a different light to a person long after their death