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🧵 People in the Past were Desperately Poor 🧵 1/ Whenever I discuss history its shocking how much ignorance I encounter from even trained historians about the level of poverty in the past Contrary to idiots and revisionists No. People in the past were horrifyingly impoverished

4/ This is the most important graph in history. World GDP per Capita from the ancient world to today In WW2 UK gdp per capita was $10k per person (modern Dominican Republic), in 1870 it was 5k (El Salvador), and before 1800 it was below $2k (Haiti) before 1600 $500 (Somalia)

Podcast with the brilliant Marc Andreessen 🇺🇸 is out! We discuss: - how AI will revolutionize software - are NFTs useless, & should he fund flying cars instead - a16z's biggest vulnerability - future of fusion, education, Twitter, venture, managerialism, & big tech Interesting throughout!

We are thrilled to announce the acquisition of "Light Years #093" by Dmitri Cherniak by the LACMA. This acquisition is a testament to the valuable contributions of contemporary artists like Dmitri, who are pushing the boundaries of art through experiments with technology.

Metropolis: London

BTC Ordinals ascend to museum chain as ETH Mfers debate royalties, open editions, and gentrification!! After Matisse - via Paul Noth Great space last night.... Leap trevor.btc Justin Fredericks kuro⚫️ 🫵🏼😹 Frank @PhygitalBeast kook 🏝️ NB Justin Blau Krad

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Some notes on TwelveFold 🧵 -

Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I do! #MyTwitterAnniversary

today marks the two year anniversary of this historic sale with Christie's that forever changed my life and the lives of so many others…. could not be more honored to be sharing this occasion with so many friends, family, and amazing artists tonight. ❤️

yes it’s tiny but no pocket needed.

Greatness is Nigerian. Thank you so much for the opportunity to serve.

Treasures of yesteryear. nytimes.com/2023/06/30/art…

I just published Artworks as Social Commentary link.medium.com/02wYrotLuIb

🎨 Artists you need to know: Ade Adekola The Nigerian multidisciplinary conceptual artist who creates images that pose questions about shifting culture, migration, and globalization. 🏛️ African Artists’ Foundation

I just published On Emergence of an African Cultural Zeitgeist link.medium.com/r0n0lXTAdJb

Incredible parallels to Graffiti in 1983 to that of Digital Art Today "Hubert & Dolores Neumann are art collectors who have become instrumental in graffiti's acceptance as a legitimate art form....[they] not only purchase graffiti art, but actively promote it." From 1984's,

Voices of Protest youtu.be/qGVsZm-mkYo?si…