I did too. I managed a 50K grant going to support "artists" in Iraq -- who just used the money to buy phones and Skype credits. If you ever wondered how all the fighting age male refugees got new cell phones to find their way into Europe, now you know it was dummies like me who helped them.
You still made some interesting art though. You can't help it.
“Falsehoods that don’t just misinform but activate, compelling people to act, repeat, share, amplify. Doing the work for you.” — Think “useful idiots”. György Schwartz LOVES his useful idiots!
There exist creatures within this world lacking in both conscience and remorse.
"Good-bye," I said to my conscience—
"Good-bye for aye and aye,"
And I put her hands off harshly,
And turned my face away;
And conscience smitten sorely
Returned not from that day.
But a time came when my spirit
Grew weary of its pace;
And I cried: "Come back, my conscience;
I long to see thy face."
But conscience cried: "I cannot;
Remorse sits in my place."
- Paul Laurence Dunbar 1872-1906
I did too. I managed a 50K grant going to support "artists" in Iraq -- who just used the money to buy phones and Skype credits. If you ever wondered how all the fighting age male refugees got new cell phones to find their way into Europe, now you know it was dummies like me who helped them.
You still made some interesting art though. You can't help it.
Wow. The good news is that a lot of us are on to the "Philanthropist" con now.
“Falsehoods that don’t just misinform but activate, compelling people to act, repeat, share, amplify. Doing the work for you.” — Think “useful idiots”. György Schwartz LOVES his useful idiots!