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Aren't artistic endeavors already plagued by this... at least to some extent? Any small microcosm will ultimately generate heated, competitive spirit -- even w
by beambot 11y ago
Aren't artistic endeavors already plagued by this... at least to some extent?
Any small microcosm will ultimately generate heated, competitive spirit -- even when the reward is minuscule and virtually meaningless.
In other words: people love to compete over stupid shit.
- ekr 11y agoWhether it is minuscule or meaningless is isomorphically equivalent to the question of whether reproduction itself is meaningless. I'd say the meaning in this case is in the eye of the beholder. The physical reality is one and only.
- beambot 11y agoI'm sorry, I don't understand what you're trying to say.
- T-A 11y agoI guess parent is suggesting the competition over stupid shit is really about signaling reproductive fitness, like a peacock's tail etc.
- svensken 11y agoCool interpretation! I like that concept. But grandparent was definitely trying to deconstruct the word "meaningless", getting a little existential in the process.