• prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    12 days ago

    Art isn’t just escapism. Or, it doesn’t need to be, at least.

    Sometimes it’s a way to help us understand, contextualize, and/or cope with our own reality.

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      12 days ago

      You realize you just described escapism in that second paragraph?

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        12 days ago

        Ok… And I assume you know what “and/or” means? Understanding and contextualizing is not escapism.

        And coping with isn’t necessarily escapism either.