There is something to what verdande writes about art showing "others have been here before me." However, that somewhat reduces it to a reddit thread. For all I scoff at social media. Not necessarily a bad thing, in that sometimes it's a way to get multiple opinions on something. Also, reading history can do the same thing on a broader scale: all the problems we face have been faced before. So I agree with you that it is A function, but not THE function. More thoughts as I read along this thread.
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Re: Well ...
Date: 2022-06-18 10:31 pm (UTC)There is something to what verdande writes about art showing "others have been here before me." However, that somewhat reduces it to a reddit thread. For all I scoff at social media. Not necessarily a bad thing, in that sometimes it's a way to get multiple opinions on something. Also, reading history can do the same thing on a broader scale: all the problems we face have been faced before. So I agree with you that it is A function, but not THE function. More thoughts as I read along this thread.