has the world got uglier?

luka

luka

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i would say in many ways obviously yes although there are specifically modern forms of beauty which i admire.
i like the big glass fronts of the office buildings like aquariums. i like all the fairy lights of capitalism glittering
i like the inhuman scale of things
 
luka

luka

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different eras have their own distinct brands of ugliness. what used to bruise my spirit as a child was the agonisingly dreary office buildings of the 1960s
 
luka

luka

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luka said:
different eras have their own distinct brands of ugliness. what used to bruise my spirit as a child was the agonisingly dreary office buildings of the 1960s
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they seemed to exude a ennervating force, you'd get dragged down as you went past them.
 
luka

luka

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they signified a world drained of spunk. that green colour someone here was on about recently.
 
luka

luka

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they dont have the same effect. most of them have been replaced now so they seem like relics, the ones that survive
 
shiels

shiels

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People have got better looking. Well above average looking people have got better looking on average. That’s the most important thing so I vote yes
 
luka

luka

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do you think so? i watched a film starring christian bale last night and was struck by how bland he looks. life doesnt seem to leave its bite marks on peoples faces as much as it used to so people all look very bland, myself included.
 
shiels

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This underworld to me is emblematic of a lot of the reasons why the world can be ugly now - the jarring, the invasive, the harsh attention grabbing out of placeness, info overload, a disjointed clash of aesthetics, nihilistic pleasure seeking distracted eclecticism etc
 
shiels

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luka said:
do you think so? i watched a film starring christian bale last night and was struck by how bland he looks. life doesnt seem to leave its bite marks on peoples faces as much as it used to so people all look very bland, myself included.
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you didnt look bland the other week, covid drained you and made you look more weasly and wisened
 
luka

luka

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there seems to be some sort of analogue to pop musics 'loudness wars' in design, in signage, legibility perhaps being the overriding concern and yeah im not looking strong and vigourous at the moment. i need to start pumping iron and cycling, doing physical jerks etc
 
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