This is an interesting perspective. I could respond by asking “then what good is it?”—but let’s dig deeper:
What examples can we think of, of other domains which have no obvious output, but which, clearly, are real and valuable?
No doubt there are some. Comparing them to ‘Looking’ may yield useful insights, yes?
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This is an interesting perspective. I could respond by asking “then what good is it?”—but let’s dig deeper:
What examples can we think of, of other domains which have no obvious output, but which, clearly, are real and valuable?
No doubt there are some. Comparing them to ‘Looking’ may yield useful insights, yes?