Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-224 days 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-square26fedilinkarrow-up154arrow-down13
arrow-up151arrow-down1message-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-224 days agomessage-square26fedilink
minus-squareRobotToaster@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·24 days 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-223 days agoIts already a master price 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 price 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”