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0 pointscykros2y ago0 comments

Don't forget, the 80s rave band The KLF burned 1 million GBP back in 1992, so this is hardly without precedent, or the largest event of its kind.

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quickthrower22y ago

That burn is for publicity so is the equivalent of spending a million on TV ads.

easyThrowaway2y ago

For the KLF being a dada/situationist act came first, and making techno came a distant second. It wasn't a completely random unexpected gesture, like the one in the OP.

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0 pointscykros2y ago0 comments

Don't forget, the 80s rave band The KLF burned 1 million GBP back in 1992, so this is hardly without precedent, or the largest event of its kind.

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quickthrower22y ago

That burn is for publicity so is the equivalent of spending a million on TV ads.

easyThrowaway2y ago

For the KLF being a dada/situationist act came first, and making techno came a distant second. It wasn't a completely random unexpected gesture, like the one in the OP.

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