Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-22 months agoIf earth encountered a snobby alien race that looked down on us for being barbarians, and appreciated only fine art, would the entire planet immediately start pretending they are sophisticated?message-squaremessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up158
arrow-up158message-squareIf earth encountered a snobby alien race that looked down on us for being barbarians, and appreciated only fine art, would the entire planet immediately start pretending they are sophisticated?Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-22 months agomessage-square27fedilink
minus-squareRobotToaster@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 months agoWhat would an advanced alien race even consider fine art? Six dimensional termite mounds? Or they could see in a smaller range of frequencies, so what looks like a plain white room to us is a masterpiece of modern art to them?
minus-squarehelpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-22 months agoIts already a master piece to humans if sold by the right salesperson artist. “This here represents the canvas of the human imagination and how it has dulled over the years”
What would an advanced alien race even consider fine art?
Six dimensional termite mounds?
Or they could see in a smaller range of frequencies, so what looks like a plain white room to us is a masterpiece of modern art to them?
Its already a master piece to humans if sold by the right
salespersonartist.“This here represents the canvas of the human imagination and how it has dulled over the years”