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The left one is full of useless elements, and that is what makes it subIimely beautiful. I am confident that there are aspects in our life where we must think beyond utility. Otherwise life will end in an aching dead-end emptiness.
And wait until we have teleporters!
Don't forget that no ordinary people ever had what's on the left, it always was and always will be exclusively for the elites so don't fool yourself thinking that somehow it was better in the past.
Craig Olfsen
My house would look more like the one on the right than the left one. 😏
It's just the stairs though.
Bodhisatta 969
An interesting video about traditionalism (Evola, Guenon) on my channel: t.me/buddhawarrechts
Александр Калиш
What kind of public buildings? Give an example.
All the older public buildings, where I live that was normal back then, and I live in the country
Haiko 🇦🇹
All the older public buildings, where I live that was normal back then, and I live in the country
'All' sounds nice but I want to get one particular example. 'In the town A there's a public library B' or something like that.
Александр Калиш
'All' sounds nice but I want to get one particular example. 'In the town A there's a public library B' or something like that.
In Vienna there are everywhere, even old residential housing has the same style, some is damaged but still there, the City council here where I live a d the next 2 villages, the Old part of the school here and in the next village
Haiko 🇦🇹
In Vienna there are everywhere, even old residential housing has the same style, some is damaged but still there, the City council here where I live a d the next 2 villages, the Old part of the school here and in the next village
City council isn't really a place where simple people used to be in the old times, these were the places where higher-status people were dwelling and working. That school might have been a private school in the past. Don't forget that this places being public and accessible to all the public now doesn't mean it was that way when they were built.
Haiko 🇦🇹
No the schools were "Volksschulen" for the Volk and the City stuff and hosing were always accessible to the public
If what you're saying is true then I can only envy the people of Austria where this all was and is apparently 'für Volk'. Where I was born(Ukraine) and where I live now(Russia) this wasn't the case.
Bernhard
Александр Калиш
What kind of public buildings? Give an example.
City halls, museums, libraries etc. Actually, wherever such grand staircases were built, the building was always to some extent available to the public (e.g. a royal palace where a ball was held)
Art is not about arguing and complaining about who is eligible to possess or have access to something. In fact, it often makes sense to restrict access to a work of high value. You can‘t open up everything to everybody - even if you sincerely wish so - unless you somehow make sure that everybody is able to recognize the high value of art and is cultivated enough to surpress the inner envy of not possessing a particular work of high value. It is hard to establish the right balance between providing access and restricting it. If you happen to be in Potsdam and Berlin feel free to visit what is left of the Prussian heritage - palaces, gardens, museums, villas, etc.