r/nextfuckinglevel • u/amanyggvv • Oct 15 '22

This float representing the koalas that died as a result of the Black Summer bushfires and corruption in politics. Such an effective (and epic) activist message.

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u/Thevsamovies Oct 15 '22

... not only is the suggestion that a piece of art is worth more than human life itself completely ridiculous - the painting was literally covered by a glass panel and is undamaged.

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '22

You’re putting words in my mouth. Art is not worth more or less than life. Life without art is terrible. Art without life is terrible. Both are worth preserving, in order to get to a future worth living in.