ttystikk
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There are lies, there are damned lies, and then there are statistics. -Samuel ClementsWelllll...generally, but not exactly. My stepdad and my best friend’s dad are both professional fine artists. I should be okay with those selections, but the rate of value appreciation seems to depend on the artist and cultural zeitgeist within a given timeframe. I think if you divide the rate of appreciation among all those who self describe as artists it is very near zero. Some artists’ works have a very fast rate of appreciation, but most are even closer to zero than the mean. Statistics are the greatest trick the supposed devil ever played.
Facts just twist truth around. --David Byrne