We don't know how different, and how good, things can be until we try.
Until some of us invest in discernment, invest in the art of it, and the rest of us give it a listen or a look.
Some cultures end up adopting the new level of discernment wholesale.
And in some cultures, the refinement slowly slips away and things revert back to the sloppy, lazy, easier-to-sustain base level.
As others have noted, our time and attention are finite. Both as producers and consumers of culture. I care about some things and ignore others, both as a producer and a consumer. We individually and collectively choose which aspects of life get the attention and the love.
Until some of us invest in discernment, invest in the art of it, and the rest of us give it a listen or a look.
Some cultures end up adopting the new level of discernment wholesale.
And in some cultures, the refinement slowly slips away and things revert back to the sloppy, lazy, easier-to-sustain base level.
As others have noted, our time and attention are finite. Both as producers and consumers of culture. I care about some things and ignore others, both as a producer and a consumer. We individually and collectively choose which aspects of life get the attention and the love.
These are the aesthetics of life.