@ben @wizardponderingorb @numb_comfortably

I recognize that some definitions of "art" extend to any meaningful act, in which case it's a tautology.

But I think there are more colloquial definitions that cover a few dozen human practices, and while they are wonderful, life is not empty and pointless without them.

@evan @ben @numb_comfortably Art has been vital to the human experience to express abstract concepts that limited languages struggle with.

So I disagree. History has shown art is intrinsic to the human experience for as long as we have creativity, outside-the-box thinking, and emotional resonance with symbols, images, and sounds.

To imagine a world where humans get on without it is a history erasing fantasy and no more than a thought exercise.