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by mmarq 1756 days ago
> I still think Banksy is not a real "person". It's just a team

I wouldn’t be surprised if this were true

> of marketers who started a prank or dare and it turned into this internationally beloved money printing scam.

He/she/they do produce art, so it’s definitely not a scam.

> Because, you know, a thumbs up and spray painting a wall equals feeding a poor kid a bowl of rice everyday. "We're so anti-authoritarian and anti-capitalism, now give us money for this art".

I can criticise whatever I want however I want, let it be a pamphlet or a painting, without having to give money to the poor or feeding random children.