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That reminds me of this work (2009) by artist Ellie Harrison who made a vending machine which dispensed snacks any time the word recession popped up on the BBC news feed: https://www.ellieharrison.com/vendingmachine/

If only you were famous. You could have made millions from that idea.

How does one get famous making art? Magic?

You have to cultivate a ten year reputation in the art gossip community before you can make money at that. An artist's trendiness is a similar bubble.