My previous post included my favorite quotation about the purpose of art: “Art exists that one may recover the sensation of life; it exists to make one feel things, to make the stone stony.” Viktor Shklovsky, who wrote those words in an essay entitled “
This reminds me of what I always hear from fans of that show Hoarders, or sometimes of the ultra-trashy reality shows about rich housewives and whatnot. I am not really into those, but my partner tells me that he actually experienced relief during a major depression years ago from watching these kinds of media. Because they made him feel better about / more appreciative of his own life!
This reminds me of what I always hear from fans of that show Hoarders, or sometimes of the ultra-trashy reality shows about rich housewives and whatnot. I am not really into those, but my partner tells me that he actually experienced relief during a major depression years ago from watching these kinds of media. Because they made him feel better about / more appreciative of his own life!
Also hi ol’ prof, good to see you here. 😁