Or explaining to someone how clothing is a tool that changes people’s perceptions of you, and by studying the basics of fashion and aesthetics, you can achieve more of your aims in life. Yes, it shouldn’t be like that in an ideal world. But we’re not in that ideal world—fashion and aesthetics matter and people react to it.
For the record, I don’t think a world in which people were not influenced by aesthetic concerns would be an ideal one (or even fairly good).
I think that perhaps it would be interesting if you assumed the above was referring to being unconsciously influenced by aesthetic concerns. If it doesn’t go through your mind that you’re subconsciously passing judgement on someone, how are you supposed to evaluate its validity, and mitigate it (if necessary)?
I think that I’m quite possibly taking a hypothetical way too far, but in an ideal world, everyone would only be able to be consciously influenced by aesthetic concerns, and not subconsciously. Hypothetically.
Which is entirely perpendicular to your point, but see the first line in the above paragraph, so whatever.
For the record, I don’t think a world in which people were not influenced by aesthetic concerns would be an ideal one (or even fairly good).
I think that perhaps it would be interesting if you assumed the above was referring to being unconsciously influenced by aesthetic concerns. If it doesn’t go through your mind that you’re subconsciously passing judgement on someone, how are you supposed to evaluate its validity, and mitigate it (if necessary)?
I think that I’m quite possibly taking a hypothetical way too far, but in an ideal world, everyone would only be able to be consciously influenced by aesthetic concerns, and not subconsciously. Hypothetically.
Which is entirely perpendicular to your point, but see the first line in the above paragraph, so whatever.