beauty_ugly_money gja As philosopher Umberto Eco wrote in 2007 in a treatise on ugliness versus beauty, "Attributions of beauty or ugliness are often due not to aesthetic but to sociopolitical criteria. There is a passage in which Karl Marx points out how money may compensate for ugliness: 'As money has the property of being able to buy anything, to take possession of all objects, it is therefore the preeminent object worth having. ... The extent of my power is as great as the power of the money I possess. ... What I am and what I can do is therefore not determined by my individuality in the slightest ... the effect of ugliness, its discouraging power, is annulled by money'." 170430 ... gja Hard to believe this is Marx. 170501 ... unhinged marx never said to get rid of money, he just thought it should be spread around more or less equally, that the inequality and exploitation of capitalism was a problem of concentration of resources, including money. 170503 ... epitome of incomprehensibility Beautiful Dirty Rich: Lady Gaga's got this. At least the title. In my experience, it's easier having money than not having money. But I feel less generous even when I can and do give more. It's strange. The lack of sacrifice, I guess. 170506 what's it to you? who go blather from