This is such a fantastic video. It debunks so much of the myth of “things were better designed back then”, and discusses why today’s Fascist movements rely so much on referencing the design esthetics of old.

It’s worth watching the whole video. So good.

#design #esthetics #politics

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The System That Punishes Beautiful Design

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Germans can be quiet ugly. #esthetics
Good observation on the current chaotic state of epistemology. Epistemology seeks to understand how knowledge is acquired in the human brain, including the influence of personality, mental state… | Yue Peng

Good observation on the current chaotic state of epistemology. Epistemology seeks to understand how knowledge is acquired in the human brain, including the influence of personality, mental state, and natural and social environments on the process and the quality of knowledge. It should offer insights into how people acquire knowledge so that they can make their own choices. 

“As for the present, I am not willing to surrender the world to the jerky contortions of self-inducedly brainless bodies with empty eye sockets, who perform, in stinking basements, the immemorial rituals of staving off terror, which are a dime a dozen in any jungle—and to the quavering witch doctors who call it ‘#art.’”

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When I read this, I wondered if #AynRand had been to one of my old bands’ early gigs. 😉

#music #esthetics #philosophy #Objectivism

The Romantic Manifesto (English Edition)

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A wonderful & in-depth analysis of why #ornament has disappeared from modern #architecture as commissioned by the elite:

“The Beauty Of Concrete”, Works In Progress (https://worksinprogress.co/issue/the-beauty-of-concrete/).

#Buildings #Economics #Concrete #Stone #EconomiesOfScale #Art #Esthetics

The beauty of concrete - Works in Progress Magazine

Why are buildings today simple and austere, while buildings of the past were ornate and elaborately ornamented? The answer is not the cost of labor.

Episode 4 - Developing Personal Esthetic & Blind Style

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We all need a little selfcare here & there! https://lnkd.in/epGTh9Qf #selfcare #reiki #facials #thelovelylia #esthetics
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Lisa Randall - Why Do we Search for Symmetry?

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