Location: At the dude ranch / above the sea Gender:
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Jul 14, 2025 - 9:07am
islander wrote:
Looks cool and I'm driving through the area soonish. But then: The price of a visit is $150/adult, $100/student. - don't make me a grumpy old man....
Iâve been trying for a few years to get access. There are very specific rules, and a VERY limited number of people allowed each day. I LOVE stuff like this. Brutalist, awe-inspiring, almost random. There isnât enough of that in the world, even though we all seem to long for the challenging, even the numinous.
First thought is that we like art because it's a different vocabulary. Same with music and food.
I repeatedly ask myself what emotion does this picture/sound convey?
We've all seen/heard it or something similar, and it evokes something primal, but there aren't really good words for it. I think art is like that.
For instance, why is Michael Heizer's "City" installation so moving (to me)? To put it in words, it means something about eternity or power, but I just sit and stare at the pictures and apply every year to be able to go see it in person.
First thought is that we like art because it's a different vocabulary. Same with music and food.
I repeatedly ask myself what emotion does this picture/sound convey?
Location: At the dude ranch / above the sea Gender:
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Mar 9, 2025 - 8:14pm
oldviolin wrote:
First thought is that we like art because it's a different vocabulary. Same with music and food.
I repeatedly ask myself what emotion does this picture/sound convey?
We've all seen/heard it or something similar, and it evokes something primal, but there aren't really good words for it. I think art is like that.
For instance, why is Michael Heizer's "City" installation so moving (to me)? To put it in words, it means something about eternity or power, but I just sit and stare at the pictures and apply every year to be able to go see it in person.
Up to a point. After a while, theyâre wasting everyoneâs time. Thereâs no mandate to always listen to Flat Earthers, for instance.
It's the blind squirrel effect. They cheer when he finds a nut, but ignore the pile of rocks collected. And in this particular case, I'm sure there are points where I find him at least close to the mark as well, but I be they are different points that Beaker has. So we don't really even know when to cheer the squirrel except when we agree with his outcome.
^^^ Deserves to be echoed. Thoughtful consideration of today's thought & opinion leaders is usually a worthwhile informative exercise, even if one is not a fan.
Up to a point. After a while, theyâre wasting everyoneâs time. Thereâs no mandate to always listen to Flat Earthers, for instance.
I don't recall anyone actually saying Flat Earthers are among today's thought & opinion leaders. But maybe that's just me.
