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Clearly he is not a socialist LOL

I disagree with almost all is written here, and not because I'm a socialist but because art and poetry and philosophy exist ...

> I disagree...because art and poetry and philosophy exist

Can you expand your point? I don't see how their existence leads to disagreeing with the author, and in fact I see the opposite.

Seems obvious: arts and philosophy are not of immediate value. They need "free" patronage.

it would be naive to assume that you would be paid to be an artist or poet in a socialism as opposed to a farmer

In socialism, you wouldn’t be paid. That’s the whole point.

Yea, we saw the bread lines.

So did we.