• kot [they/them]
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    56 months ago

    I’m going to be pretentious and say that I think it’s because modern capitalism makes people create and cultivate their identities based upon consumption. People also tend to think that being a good artist and being moral are the same thing, and we also tend to think of art as an extension of the artist. This means that if you consume a piece of art by David Bowie or Radiohead or whatever, you are metaphysically assimilating the artist, and that also makes you immoral by extension.

    • Gosplan14_the_Third [none/use name]
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      46 months ago

      Yes, I agree completely. It is also a symptom of a wider issue, which is the good vs bad worldview on politics, society, etc. (and people have preconceptions about what “good” and “evil” mean - which: the prevalent ideas in society are those of the ruling class)