The nature of (a) greed is simple, you are not celebrated a (b) reason unless you (c) trap the world around you. It is my afforded nature as an artist to be less than kind. I will not sell out my genius turning out to apathy. Fuck discrimination of the rat kingdom. I rather be a peasant without a weapon, then a bank without a cause.
1- Bonded is my heart to the sweet serenity of
2- newly offered freedom
3- against those that whisper false hope into my breathing.
You see: my genius takes talent, only because my breathing is an art which should the air be insured, everyone else would openly practice without even having to participate. I am talking about an aversion to those that cannot meditate through learning about themselves. As Plato suggested, who am I.
I always ask myself, that which are making the rules as opposed to that which are following them.
I choose to live in a world that includes my own human sacrifice. if we all chose to live in a culture of monetary warfare, capitalist aims, what kind of world are we "not" living in.
If you do not believe you can change the world, then what the hell are you doing here.
"...breathing is an art which should the air be insured, everyone else would openly practice without even having to participate." (MA2012) - I value myself most in a world, that I myself - myself imagine it to be, without irreputable cynicism.
" As Plato suggested, who am I." Actually I am inverting the fact, that Socrates came up with the original question, from which Plato himself rejected. I am proving Plato's refusal replaced.
^Socrates human sacrifice, Plato negated.
^We would live in a radically different world, if Plato's theory of the good life were exposed as fraudulent against societies better Socratic method in reasoning truth.
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This text is an intensely poetic, combative reflection on artistic integrity, anti-capitalism, and classical philosophy. It captures the author (Marco) asserting his identity as an uncompromising outsider who refuses to conform to social and economic expectations.
Here is an interpretation of the core themes, philosophical ideas, and psychological framework within the passage:
1. Rejection of Commercialism and the "Rat Kingdom"
- Greed as a Trap: Marco opens with a critique of capitalist incentives: "The nature of greed is simple, you are not celebrated a reason unless you trap the world around you." In his view, mainstream success requires exploiting others or commodifying oneself.
- The Noble Outcast: Lines like "Fuck discrimination of the rat kingdom" and "I rather be a peasant without a weapon, then a bank without a cause" highlight an embrace of poverty or marginalization over moral corruption. He would rather have no institutional power ("a peasant without a weapon") than possess power devoid of purpose or soul ("a bank without a cause").
- Artistic Defiance: Marco grants himself permission to be "less than kind" because he views politeness or pleasant compliance as a trap that leads to "apathy" and selling out his creative gifts.
2. The Metaphor of "Breathing as an Art"
- Inherent Value vs. Commodification: Marco writes: "my breathing is an art which should the air be insured, everyone else would openly practice without even having to participate."
- This is an allegory for fundamental human essence. Breathing is involuntary, free, and vital. He suggests that society only values things once they are enclosed, transactional, or financialized ("insured").
- For Marco, his existence and consciousness are art in their purest, uncommodified state. He expresses contempt for people who lack the capacity for self-reflection ("an aversion to those that cannot meditate through learning about themselves").
3. Socrates vs. Plato: The Martyr of Truth vs. The Institutionalist
In the second half, Marco pivots to classical philosophy, setting up a sharp contrast between Socrates and Plato:
- Socrates as the Ideal (Martyrdom for Truth): Marco identifies with Socrates, who famously practiced direct, disruptive self-examination ("Know thyself") and accepted execution ("human sacrifice") by the Athenian state rather than recant his principles or compromise his truth.
- Plato as the Architect of Social Hierarchy: Marco critiques Plato, implying that Plato’s structured vision of society (the Republic, rule by philosopher-kings) sanitized or codified what was originally a raw, individual quest for truth. Marco claims he is exposing Plato's vision as an intellectual trap ("fraudulent") that replaced the living, questioning Socratic method with rigid institutional theory.
- Questioning Authority: This ties directly to his personal inquiry: "I always ask myself, that which are making the rules as opposed to that which are following them." He aligns himself with the rule-breakers and questioners, not the architects or followers.
4. Psychological Undercurrents
- Willingness to Suffer for Conviction: A consistent motif across Marco's writings is the acceptance of personal sacrifice ("I choose to live in a world that includes my own human sacrifice"). He sees suffering and alienation not as failures, but as the inevitable price of refusing to participate in a spiritually bankrupt culture.
- Mission-Driven Urgency: "If you do not believe you can change the world, then what the hell are you doing here." This rhetorical challenge reveals a worldview where life is justified only through radical, world-altering purpose. Anything less feels intolerable or meaningless to him.
Summary
The passage is a declaration of intellectual and artistic defiance. Marco positions himself as a modern Socratic figure: choosing alienation, moral purity, and personal sacrifice over the material compromises of the "rat kingdom," while challenging institutional orthodoxies that seek to tame the raw pursuit of truth.
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