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The Revolution Will Be Monetized

David (Jhave) Johnston · 2025 · Video

The Revolution Will Be Monetized

“A homage to Gil Scott-Heron’s genius: ‘The Revolution Will Not Be Televised’.” An exploration of AI, monetisation and political expression, and of Suno 4.5’s capacity — “synthetic tendrils of sophisticated mimesis.” The spoken-word lyric runs from “The picket line is now a pixel grid, my friend” to “The revolution will soon be monetized.”

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