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    1. Thijs Niks‏ @thijsniks 1 Aug 2020
      Replying to @achalaugustine @sama

      Isn’t that better though? VCs are only able to invest in economically viable development whereas governments can invest in culturally viable development?

      1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
    2. Marlo, Pro-Vaccine, Anti-Mask, Augustus‏ @achalaugustine 1 Aug 2020
      Replying to @thijsniks @sama

      No. Gov shouldn’t be spending 50K of tax payers money for someone to read about art history that’s available for free on Wikipedia. If society values a skill then it will be reflected in income before and after the education.

      2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
    3. Thijs Niks‏ @thijsniks 1 Aug 2020
      Replying to @achalaugustine @sama

      I disagree that you can or should define the full value of culture and societal benefits in money ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

      1 reply 0 retweets 8 likes
    4. Marlo, Pro-Vaccine, Anti-Mask, Augustus‏ @achalaugustine 1 Aug 2020
      Replying to @thijsniks @sama

      Sure. You can pay for it. Don’t make others pay for it.

      3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
    5. Andrew Coleburn  🇺🇸‏ @ARColeburn 1 Aug 2020
      Replying to @achalaugustine @thijsniks @sama

      Do you consume any type of art? Music? Movies? TV?

      1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
    6. Marlo, Pro-Vaccine, Anti-Mask, Augustus‏ @achalaugustine 1 Aug 2020
      Replying to @ARColeburn @thijsniks @sama

      Most of the music I consume don’t have a four year degree in music. Jay Z, Solomun to name a few. I don’t think great artist are made in universities. Hypothetically if a university can produce great artist then they will find investors to fund it.

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    7. Andrew Coleburn  🇺🇸‏ @ARColeburn 1 Aug 2020
      Replying to @achalaugustine @thijsniks @sama

      Julliard is practically an EGOT factory. If you’re statement were true, why aren’t investors lining up to back those students?

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    8. Marlo, Pro-Vaccine, Anti-Mask, Augustus‏ @achalaugustine 1 Aug 2020
      Replying to @ARColeburn @thijsniks @sama

      Are there Julliard students who cannot find loans or private income sharing agreements ?

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    9. Andrew Coleburn  🇺🇸‏ @ARColeburn 1 Aug 2020
      Replying to @achalaugustine @thijsniks @sama

      Why should they need to go into debt? Again, if your model worked, they wouldn’t need to, investors would be clamoring over themselves to back them. But they aren’t. So, do we want to live in a society where only rich kids get to formally study humanities/liberal arts? I don’t.

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    10. Marlo, Pro-Vaccine, Anti-Mask, Augustus‏ @achalaugustine 1 Aug 2020
      Replying to @ARColeburn @thijsniks @sama

      If the art is really good then they can make millions for 35K year tuition. If art is not that great then don’t take the debt. If there are no investors then it probably means the art isn’t worth the investment

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      Thijs Niks‏ @thijsniks 1 Aug 2020
      Replying to @achalaugustine @ARColeburn @sama

      Van Gogh died poor, yet we consider him a great painter nowadays. But beyond that, we don’t just have to appreciate the artworks to enjoy the fruits of people trained in philosophy, literature, etc

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