jam
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Morons was the last print ever., by jam on Jul 7, 2007 5:56:01 GMT 1, Some valid points there... and I don't doubt Banksy is a smart guy, the voice in his art makes that abundantly clear. I do question how involved he is in the profiteering side of his work however. I know some incredibly intelligent people, and I have seen them go down in flames in business. Most of the people I know who are successful in business and intelligent in their own right, have gotten themselves there because they know enough to surround themselves with people who can best compliment them by taking on things they themselves are not capable of excelling at.
Some valid points there... and I don't doubt Banksy is a smart guy, the voice in his art makes that abundantly clear. I do question how involved he is in the profiteering side of his work however. I know some incredibly intelligent people, and I have seen them go down in flames in business. Most of the people I know who are successful in business and intelligent in their own right, have gotten themselves there because they know enough to surround themselves with people who can best compliment them by taking on things they themselves are not capable of excelling at.
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Morons was the last print ever., by verbalkint on Jul 7, 2007 6:18:56 GMT 1, very true jam, very true indeed. I believe that John D Rockerfeller, one of the richest men in history said the key to success is not to brilliant at everything yourself, but to surround yourself with brilliant people. The real trick though is to convince those brilliant people to stay working for you when they realise you are making billions off their hard work. Rockerfeller could do that, inspire brilliant people to work for, and to look up to him.
However, i would not say that i exelled at school (my spelling will testify to that!) I left at 16 with a few GCSE's, no business training at all, now i am a diamond trader! Im not saying that banksy has a degree in business, he doesnt, but what is the essence of any business? Supply and demand, fuck everything else, all i care about is that if i can buy something for ยฃ100 and sell it for ยฃ400, then i am on to a fucking winner, and everything else is unimportant. You get some dickheads going into business with 9 degrees between them and the reason it fails is they spend so much time and effort doing pointless things, like surveys and market strategys, brainstorming sessions and a load of other bollocks that means absolutely nothing if you know you have a product which people want and you can get it for less than what they are willing to pay for it. You dont see drug dealers going round surveying smackheads on how much they will pay for a bag of smack and the reason you dont see that is the dealers know they have something people will buy and that they will make a killing, same princile with diamonds and exactly the same principle with art.
Banksy knows he is onto a winner and he doesnt need anyone to tell him how to do it anymore. The whole anonimity thing was pure genius, the legend, the myth and the enigma surrounding him is immense (like kendo nagasaki on saturday afternoon wrestling!!)
And i make the link between art and drugs, not by accident. One group of people will sell everything they have to get a fix, they will wait around for hours in the rain for their dealer to show up, they will lie to their partners and families where their money has gone, they will stay up for hours on end, you will often see these people with bags under their eyes. They will not show up for work and jepordize their jobs so they can go out and get their next fix, but its all worth while for that feeling of pure bliss. And the other group are smackheads
very true jam, very true indeed. I believe that John D Rockerfeller, one of the richest men in history said the key to success is not to brilliant at everything yourself, but to surround yourself with brilliant people. The real trick though is to convince those brilliant people to stay working for you when they realise you are making billions off their hard work. Rockerfeller could do that, inspire brilliant people to work for, and to look up to him.
However, i would not say that i exelled at school (my spelling will testify to that!) I left at 16 with a few GCSE's, no business training at all, now i am a diamond trader! Im not saying that banksy has a degree in business, he doesnt, but what is the essence of any business? Supply and demand, fuck everything else, all i care about is that if i can buy something for ยฃ100 and sell it for ยฃ400, then i am on to a fucking winner, and everything else is unimportant. You get some dickheads going into business with 9 degrees between them and the reason it fails is they spend so much time and effort doing pointless things, like surveys and market strategys, brainstorming sessions and a load of other bollocks that means absolutely nothing if you know you have a product which people want and you can get it for less than what they are willing to pay for it. You dont see drug dealers going round surveying smackheads on how much they will pay for a bag of smack and the reason you dont see that is the dealers know they have something people will buy and that they will make a killing, same princile with diamonds and exactly the same principle with art.
Banksy knows he is onto a winner and he doesnt need anyone to tell him how to do it anymore. The whole anonimity thing was pure genius, the legend, the myth and the enigma surrounding him is immense (like kendo nagasaki on saturday afternoon wrestling!!)
And i make the link between art and drugs, not by accident. One group of people will sell everything they have to get a fix, they will wait around for hours in the rain for their dealer to show up, they will lie to their partners and families where their money has gone, they will stay up for hours on end, you will often see these people with bags under their eyes. They will not show up for work and jepordize their jobs so they can go out and get their next fix, but its all worth while for that feeling of pure bliss. And the other group are smackheads
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discoduster
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Morons was the last print ever., by discoduster on Jul 7, 2007 6:32:14 GMT 1, The whole anonimity thing was pure genius, the legend, the myth and the enigma surrounding him is immense (like kendo nagasaki on saturday afternoon wrestling!!)
I was always a Shirley Crabtree man myself 
The whole anonimity thing was pure genius, the legend, the myth and the enigma surrounding him is immense (like kendo nagasaki on saturday afternoon wrestling!!) I was always a Shirley Crabtree man myself |
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Morons was the last print ever., by verbalkint on Jul 7, 2007 6:51:01 GMT 1, it was just fantasticly crap entertainment wannit discoduster
they dont do saturday afternoons like that anymore. wrestling followed by the A team! genius scheduling!
it was just fantasticly crap entertainment wannit discoduster
they dont do saturday afternoons like that anymore. wrestling followed by the A team! genius scheduling!
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easycraig
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Morons was the last print ever., by easycraig on Jul 7, 2007 8:30:12 GMT 1, -come on folks.... its just paper and ink..... you can dig and dig.... but it is exactly what it is! nothing more.... nothing less....
-come on folks.... its just paper and ink..... you can dig and dig.... but it is exactly what it is! nothing more.... nothing less....
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