It's a perfectly valid question. I got a lot out of reading the different opinions below. I think what you mean is this: "I kleinbl00, now 200 pages into a book on the economics of contemporary art, get nothing out of this discussion. Since I am not interested in this discussion, the question must be a "fucking question" and any subsequent discussion is "the pseudointellectual sound of one hand clapping?" My honest answer-seeking question is this: What do you get out of dismissing the question (and to some extent, the questioner). If you think the questioner is being disingenuous or just wants attention, then ignore, but cco did some work preparing this question and seems to care. My guess is cco is half your age and is exploring questions like this for the first time. Others will do the same and will be referred to this discussion. I love you kb, as you know, even more than _refugee_ -- and I am here to STAND UP for questions and questioners. ok, I put on my bicycle helmet: Come at me.why do we keep asking this fucking question?
So what do we really get out of this discussion, considering it is truly the pseudointellectual sound of one hand clapping?