https://greyartmuseum.nyu.edu/2017/07/artwork-spotlight-mark-mothersbaughs-ruby-kusturd/

  • Alaskaball [comrade/them]A
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    5 months ago

    Not only did Marky mark buy the world's largest ruby gemstone because he's fucking rich, he also fucking never actually sold it and kept the shit-shaped gem

    Not only is he a racist, he's one of dumbass uber-rich.

  • axont [she/her, comrade/them]
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    5 months ago

    it's literally mentioned that Mark Mothersbaugh bought the ruby before carving it. It's supposed to be a joke about the type of person who'd buy such a thing, well look in the mirror. imagine trying to make a mockery of rich people and this is the avenue you do it with

    I used to like Devo. I still like their 70s stuff but they've never been as subversive as they claim to be.

  • AwesomeLowlander@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    5 months ago

    Does this ruby actually exist? There seem to be almost no references to it online. A Rolling Stones article, OP's link, and a couple of reddit posts. It does not appear on Wikipedia's list of world's largest rubies. As recently as last year, this would have placed #1 on world's largest rubies sold.

    Something smells fishy here.