For example, buildings and houses more than a hundred years old keep getting more and more rare, and often have an aesthetic that stands out, more ornate or with a particular style that most people can’t afford today or that is not financially convenient etc. But back in the day, that’s how things were built and most people didn’t put much thought into it.
Another example, illustrations for advertisements ( either billboards or magazines). Up until the 60s (declining from the 70s onwards) a lot of ads had hand drawn illustrations, which required a lot of skill and talent to make. Yet people took them for granted, it was the standard quality of illustration for ads.
So the question is, are we currently mass producing something that will be seen in a similar light in a couple of generations? Thoughts?
Nothing, honestly. Our water and air will be so polluted that it won’t matter; and even if it did, we don’t create beauty in this age. Our mode of production just cranks out mass-produced, plastic-riddled crap that was built to be intentionally obsolete within 5 years to keep the populace endlessly, sans-principle consuming.
my thought but I came to see if anyone had something because I can’t think of any.