So the synapses are firing right, like the digital ones. Ya know? Theres the one that beat Jennings right? Or like the chess one — uhhh big blue?

Say we don't all die as an inevitability. Wild.

What the Fuck are we gonna do?

Well I don't really want to talk about that. Because I don't care and it's not that interesting to me. We'll figure it out. However this train usually choo choos to art station. Right down the art canyon. But what do people mean by that even? Here are some things that people suggest doing when our your needs are met:

  • Make music
  • Paint something
  • Maybe like the macaroni thing — where you glue it in the shape of what little you remember from the before times?

But I can do that now. And you know what people talk about doing now? Reversing time, coming to our senses, hang out with the chimps. I mean they taught me how to open bananas correctly so how smart can I be?

I guess the question I'm really asking is not what is art. Because I hate that, but why.

For example, what was the utility of caveman paintings? Teaching? Historical? Decor? Are we day one out the slime looking for an outlet?

That doesn't even consider that half the time you ask someone to define art they describe it as a task that isn't a result of generating utility, but as an out of sight concept.

“The art of pottery isn't your pencils being kept upright in the ceramic mug, it's the decisions you made that led to it toppling over.”

  • a phantom

I've fallen for it again haven't I? Ok fine.

Art tends to have strong associations with extensialism. Are humans just climbing that pyramid? Sounds pretty maximalized to me.

As far as I can tell art is essentially just an evaluation of caring, at attempt of quality. The rest is either aesthetics, narative or well — utility.

Maybe there's a reversal of art in a similar vein. The equivalent of fending for yourself in an expressive landscape. As time has passed have individuals been evolutionaly fit to outlet vague concepts visually and orally?

I'd like to think it's some side effect of cognition that is largely a net negative in our “optimization”. That makes me feel better.