We're All Bored of Culture

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9 points·Michelangelo11··6 comments

From the article, "What I see is narcissism: a demand that art affirm us, never threaten us, never make us feel inadequate or ignorant or small, echo back to us our precious little selves."

A friend recently commented about the downside of "inclusivity" which we seem to be all about these days. If intelligence is a spectrum working to be more inclusive will always ONLY move us in one direction, down. The more "inclusive" society becomes the more boring it is.

Was he talking about culture? Because I’m not familiar with any movement attempting to get people of lower intellect included in creative processes. Modern inclusivity in the arts instead tends to involve gender, skin color, and sexual orientation.

But the article does have some very good points, even if the author’s usage of the word “woke” could get him some flak. I definitely feel audiences (and even critics) tend to increasingly view art through the lens of moral rectitude.

I actually really appreciate his use of the term "woke." It lets me know early on that his opinion isn't one that's going to be worth spending my time on.

Not to say that no criticism of progressives is ever valid, of course, but the term itself is a strong signal that nothing new to me is going to follow it.

Must be nice to always know everything about all of your criticizing viewpoints

> If intelligence is a spectrum working to be more inclusive will always ONLY move us in one direction, down.

How so?

> The more "inclusive" society becomes the more boring it is.

Wouldn't it be the opposite? The more inclusive a society, the further it is from a monoculture. Monocultures are boring.

Not that I believe the OP's statements, but I think the idea is that 'inclusive' cultures live at the intersection of many circles rather than their union.

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