The Alpha Theory: Why Great Artists Die Poor & Art History is Wrong. - StoryBrain @StoryBrain
The Alpha Theory: Why Great Artists Die Poor & Art History is Wrong. - StoryBrain  @StoryBrain
Uploaded March 2016 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
We've always chalked up the tendency of some great artists to starve and others to succeed to fate and the lack of taste of the public, but I have another explanation for you to consider. Which might determine your fate too.

I'm very excited to finally introduce this concept, so I can talk more about it, and apply the idea in our uploads from now on.

Background music is "Midnight" by MPC, from Incompetech's free music archive. Media and Info from Wikipedia, MinutePhysics, UZH Art Market, The Washington Post, and Yours Truly!
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