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> For Morse, the lack of stuff was less a product of aesthetics than of economics. He was frustrated that other critics had failed to consider ‘that the nation
by mock-possum 2y ago
> For Morse, the lack of stuff was less a product of aesthetics than of economics. He was frustrated that other critics had failed to consider ‘that the nation is poor, and that the masses are in poverty.’
> By turns reverential and condescending, ideas of Japan’s enlightened design sensibilities swept Western society.
Western colonizers are obsessed with the myth of the noble savage. It’s the exact same treatment Americans gave to natives - oh look how minimal, how simple, how in touch and in tune with nature they are.
- acureau 2y agoOr perhaps we as people just tend to idealize foreign cultures, because from our perspective they're different and interesting. You could view it as patronizing or endearing. You don't have to look far to find the exact opposite happening all over the world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westernization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westernization
- TacticalCoder 2y ago> Western colonizers are obsessed with the myth of the noble savage. It’s the exact same treatment Americans gave to natives - oh look how minimal, how simple, how in touch and in tune with nature they are. Ah yup. The famous noble savage that were still engaging in torture and freaking cannibalism... Weirdly enough that fact is often missing from history books / online discussion.