The black horse of private equity is a prime example of the usurpation and destruction of the arts. Free creative expression is no longer self-sustaining and cannot survive against a system of forced buyouts, as the foundation for the arts is not the same as the foundation of capitalist culture (exploitation). The concepts of the ‘shareholder’ and share-owning have been absorbed into popular culture (from celebrity idolization to brand licensing), and birthed a blind and dangerously mobilized consumerist culture.

Things that contribute to blind mass consumerism: any form of online social networking, shopping when bored, buy media (music, art, etc) for private ownership vs public accessibility, supporting corporations, partaking in the financial sector.

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II. INVENTION. Do you ever wonder where all that energy (power) generated in gyms goes (running on treadmills/lifting weights)? Why hasn’t anybody proposed that all the machines be linked in such a way that the energy is stored to power… the community?

Or even something microscopic such as the ability to run and charge your laptop, mp3 player, phone, etc.

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