• SirSamuel@lemmy.world
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    28 days ago

    People today: The old artists were masters! Current art is so degraded from the classics

    The old art:

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      27 days ago

      Man I know this is shitposting, but that doesn’t make sense. I’m pretty sure contemporary People could tell the difference between low quality and high quality art back in their time too

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        27 days ago

        Yes, and then the good stuff is more likely to survive through the ages and be shown off. I think that’s what parent poster meant.

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          27 days ago

          Modern man will never know if Neolithic humans designed their finest art to be temporary, biodegradable masterpieces and if cave paintings are just their equivalent of someone drawing a dick on a toilet stall wall while they shit.

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            26 days ago

            Future man will know nothing of modern man because digital items don’t translate into archeological material.