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by padolsey·4y ago·view on hn ↗
> It’s also a great reminder of what you can achieve if you focus a considerable amount of time on something.

Is it? 50 years for a bunch of cement? Is it a great reminder? I'm so confused by the positivist tilt on every piece of grey meh that exudes from the armpits of these supposed apex artistic cogitators. We are allowed to just say how rubbish it is, right? This artist has projected it into the world of public opinion. And while I respect his autonomous ambitions and sheer willpower, I don't believe this is an exemplar of achievement, and I struggle in good faith to see how such a perception is arrived at. FWIW I guess nobody here has skin in the game. I get to sit here like you and froth on the sidelines. I best get back to my own toils.

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Well it’s art isn’t it? What’s the reason you believe I shouldn’t be liking it? When I watched the NYT flyover videos I got an instant positive gut reaction, a sort of resonance. I was skeptical at first but changed my mind.

In a transient world where people mindlessly swipe TikTok videos, focusing 50 years on something is just mind blowing.

Looks like the kind of course work architecture students do...
> positivist tilt

This seems more apt to describe your comment rejecting any purely phenomenological value of the work.

Maybe you meant a different word?