Almost all aesthetic signals get coopted from the unacceptable fringes where energy is, into the mainstream (laser eyes, wojacks, pepe, Very Online stuff) which desires their vigor
This is a fractally illustrative feature of decentralization, how "what's next" becomes status quo
This is a fractally illustrative feature of decentralization, how "what's next" becomes status quo
Most secular values, that is, principles on which actions are taken or not to create, destroy, or sustain material realities, are post hoc rationalizations
Almost all your own conceptions of "the good" come FIRST as an aesthetic inclination, thereafter are articulated as values
Almost all your own conceptions of "the good" come FIRST as an aesthetic inclination, thereafter are articulated as values
Genuine spiritual values (mortification is people basically identifying the wrong ebd of this) are ones which are unchanging, universal, and do not serve petty material concerns—so they often impose great material penalties on their adherents.
Being so unyielding, they are fixed in value. Any exchange, any decision, can use them as reliable pivots and anchor points. What is fashionable is ever changing. News is ever changing. Real commitments and history are unchanging, yielding aesthetic remove from the 'mainstream'.
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