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I think that highlights the difference for me: you come to the orchestra to hear the music. People like the sound of a car revving because they associate it wit
by firethief 12y ago
I think that highlights the difference for me: you come to the orchestra to hear the music. People like the sound of a car revving because they associate it with engine power, but the revving itself isn't inherently desirable; can you imagine generations growing up without ever seeing a fuel-burning car, but still associating the loudness and deepness of a car's speaker's rumbling with its power?
People like the revving noise for the same reason a ringing bell makes a dog drool.
- hvidgaard 12y ago> the revving itself isn't inherently desirable I'm not sure that is quite true. I like a deep rumbeling bass, anything from explosions, thunder, or music - I do however nok like higher frequency sounds, such as jet engines, or a 18k rpm F1 engine. A traditional large reving engine is like that low frequency sound. > People like the revving noise for the same reason a ringing bell makes a dog drool. But isn't that true for the vast majority of things we enjoy. People find different things beautiful, based on what they assosiate it with.
- LLWM 12y agoJust because the symbol's original meaning is no longer relevant doesn't mean we should get rid of the symbol. We still use a floppy disk as the save icon in every software, after all.