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I know it's supposed to be beautiful but to me it just looks like a gaudy mess. An assault on my eyes.

realo 1y ago
It is most likely something you need to experience in real life in order to appreciate the beauty. The smell alone must be amazing.
- pm215 1y ago
  It might also have a different atmosphere on a dark evening lit only by candlelight, compared to "lit as brightly as possible for photography".
- MitPitt 1y ago
  Amber doesn't smell at all. "Amber" scent in perfumery is more like a vibe thing.
esafak 1y ago
It's the maximalist aesthetic. You probably prefer minimalism. Does anyone know a monarch that eschewed the opulent trappings of his/her ancestors in favor of minimalism?
- jasomill 1y ago
  Sort of a special case, but the (current) Dalai Lama?
- adolph 1y ago
  Siddhartha Gautama
- riffraff 1y ago
  technically a monarch: Pope Francis, famously kept his silver cross and made a big contrast with the more grandiose style of his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI.
- jiggawatts 1y ago
  Atilla the Hun. See: https://faculty.georgetown.edu/jod/texts/priscus.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://faculty.georgetown.edu/jod/texts/priscus.html?utm_so...
kiliantics 1y ago
Wouldn't really be to my taste either but this whole story just reminded me of how much more interestingly the wealthy used to spend their money. What legacies of high craftsmanship will be left by Musk and Bezos and their ilk? The rich seem to have collectively decided to no longer value good taste. And I believe this has downstream effects on the aesthetics of everyday things for the average person too. It seems the average person will never again enjoy public works projects that are aesthetically beautiful, like say the Brooklyn Bridge or New York Public Library. All the craftsmen required to build such things no longer exist because the wealthy do not employ them.
- pixl97 1y ago
  I mean Musk is a somewhat bad example as the rocket engines SpaceX developed are high craftsmanship to the point their competitors said the engines were impossible.
bitlax 1y ago
name checks out
NoboruWataya 1y ago
I'm not sure I know anyone who would choose to decorate their home this way; I think that level of opulence is very much "of its time". Currently minimalism and "quiet luxury" are more in vogue. But IMO it is still possible to admire it as a passer-by. If nothing else it is a fascinating piece of history.

It is most likely something you need to experience in real life in order to appreciate the beauty. The smell alone must be amazing.

pm215 1y ago
It might also have a different atmosphere on a dark evening lit only by candlelight, compared to "lit as brightly as possible for photography".
MitPitt 1y ago
Amber doesn't smell at all. "Amber" scent in perfumery is more like a vibe thing.

esafak 1y ago

It's the maximalist aesthetic. You probably prefer minimalism. Does anyone know a monarch that eschewed the opulent trappings of his/her ancestors in favor of minimalism?

jasomill 1y ago
Sort of a special case, but the (current) Dalai Lama?
adolph 1y ago
Siddhartha Gautama
riffraff 1y ago
technically a monarch: Pope Francis, famously kept his silver cross and made a big contrast with the more grandiose style of his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI.
jiggawatts 1y ago
Atilla the Hun. See: https://faculty.georgetown.edu/jod/texts/priscus.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://faculty.georgetown.edu/jod/texts/priscus.html?utm_so...

kiliantics 1y ago

Wouldn't really be to my taste either but this whole story just reminded me of how much more interestingly the wealthy used to spend their money. What legacies of high craftsmanship will be left by Musk and Bezos and their ilk? The rich seem to have collectively decided to no longer value good taste. And I believe this has downstream effects on the aesthetics of everyday things for the average person too. It seems the average person will never again enjoy public works projects that are aesthetically beautiful, like say the Brooklyn Bridge or New York Public Library. All the craftsmen required to build such things no longer exist because the wealthy do not employ them.

pixl97 1y ago
I mean Musk is a somewhat bad example as the rocket engines SpaceX developed are high craftsmanship to the point their competitors said the engines were impossible.

bitlax 1y ago

name checks out

NoboruWataya 1y ago

I'm not sure I know anyone who would choose to decorate their home this way; I think that level of opulence is very much "of its time". Currently minimalism and "quiet luxury" are more in vogue. But IMO it is still possible to admire it as a passer-by. If nothing else it is a fascinating piece of history.