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It basically comes down to an old vs. new divide, that is subjectively split at some point in the past. Authentic referring to "the old way" or "the way it used
by Workaccount2 2y ago
It basically comes down to an old vs. new divide, that is subjectively split at some point in the past. Authentic referring to "the old way" or "the way it used to be done".
Used in this context, it's a word that has a fuzzy definition but enough common overlap between everyone's definition that it still works to convey an idea. Its more of a common parlance definition than a strict dictionary one.
- crazygringo 2y agoIs it though? That's certainly not how I've ever understood "authentic". Authentic generally means "not fake" -- not a replica, or else experiencing period art using period implements. E.g. playing retro video games on CRT's is more authentic to what the gaming was actually like in the 80's. Or playing Bach on period instruments is more authentic to how he would have heard his music performed. Or making sure you have period-appropriate architecture and props and clothing in a period show. But the idea that old is inherently more authentic than new is a bizarre idea to me. I would disagree vehemently with that notion -- it seems a kind of harmful prejudice against the present, in favor of the "good old days". Is that really what people think authenticity is? Just... being old? It seems totally wrong to me, but I'm open to hearing if that really is commonly understood meaning.
- etrautmann 2y agoThe key idea here is that authenticity has to be relative to a reference. It’s not clear what that reference is for new photos taken today, unless you mean that the experience or photos are more authentic to a previous era.