It's normally used as the backdrop to a party, or exercising, or some other such thing Not to put too fine a point on it, but this is the attitude that, ins

It's normally used as the backdrop to a party, or exercising, or some other such thing Not to put too fine a point on it, but this is the attitude that, institutionalized, is destroying arts programs in schools across the US and meaningfully degrading the cultural literacy of our society. I have nothing against those who simply don't connect deeply with the arts, but I take umbrage with the suggestion that the arts lack societal value. Centuries of music history (and art history, and literary history) offer far more profound benefits than mere backdrops and distractions, and that history is still being written.