Some of the guys who have worked in fundraising and stuff before say that this is really not anything new, that this is not out of the norm at all, but you know, it's ugly optics, and when you get caught doing it, it's just something you want as much distance between yourself and it as you can get.

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Diaz, for some reason, is repeatedly drawn to self-consciously grotesque little projects that usually don't accomplish much of anything at all, but make a huge mess while not accomplishing it.

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But it does not follow that art can be just anything at all.

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But similarly, it would be irrational not to save anything at all, to assume that there would be no golden years at all.

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But after a while standing there you realise they are not asking for anything at all.

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But they are the ones with the cash and without that, your idea is probably not worth anything at all.

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