A Natural History of Beauty — new (?!) Melting Asphalt post on the ecology and game theory of beauty https://meltingasphalt.com/a-natural-history-of-beauty/ …pic.twitter.com/KkQkCYgNCG
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Likewise old ruins might be beautiful because 1. the environment is of limited hostility since even after this long time the original building hasn't completely decayed, 2. there is a surplus of space and material because the place and material of the ruin hasn't been repurposed.
Yeah great point about the time dimension here. That’s gotta be one reason the Vatican (e.g.) is so impressive: it’s maintained its fragile treasures for many centuries.
