In a more ethical world, to spend tens of millions of dollars on works of art would be status-lowering, not status-enhancing. Such behavior would lead people to ask: “In a world in which more than six million children die each year because they lack safe drinking water or mosquito nets, or because they have not been immunized against measles, couldn’t you find something better to do with your money?”
在一个更加道德的世界中，花几千万美元购买艺术品将是被人唾弃而不是受人敬仰的行为。这种行为会让人们质问：“当今世界，每年都有六百万儿童因为缺乏安全水源或蚊帐而失去生命，或者因为得不到麻疹疫苗而死去，你难道找不到更好的花钱途径吗？”