Why is there so much bad modern art out there?

Because people like shortcuts. When Pablo Picasso was a young artist, he actually created classical art. And he did so beautifully, with great skill and attention for detail. He followed the cus…

Top stories for Long   Why is there so much bad modern art out there? Jean-Marie Valheur, passionate disliker of modern art • Answered April 30 Because people like shortcuts. When Pablo Picasso was a young artist, he actually created classical art. And he did so beautifully, with great skill and attention for detai... Read more » 1.7K 67   How much gasoline does a barrel of crude oil produce? Loring Chien, 54+ yrs in the Oil -Gas exploration/production - started at my daddy's knee • Answered May 4 The general average is that half of a barrel of crude becomes gasoline through the process of refining. A barrel of oil is 42 gallons and contains a smorgasbord of different... Read more » 18 1   Why is Donald Trump filled with anger, rage, revenge, and retribution? Henry R. Greenfield, lives in Europe (2023-present) • Answered March 13, 2024 Trump is a bully, whenever a bully doesn't get his way they stomp all over the place and piss and cry and moan until they get their way. Then they smile and say how nice yo... Read more » 334 39   How did early software companies try to prevent piracy, and what happened if your floppy disk got damaged? Benjamin Murphy, Professor, Philosophy and Religious Studies • Answered May 12 Jet Set Willy was a popular game written for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum. Back then, you would buy the game on a cassette. The cassette came with a piece of card that had a col... Read more » 1.6K 145   Why is it that carnivorous meat is not edible? Martin Navarra, Former Cook and Baker • Updated April 14 Oh it is. Some of it is delicious (like salmon), some of it… well, I've had bear jerky. It was… fine I guess? Gamey, but different people have different tastes. Credit: Bear... Read more » 374 53   What's the real cost of bringing manufacturing jobs back to America? Alesha Harrison, B.A. Economics & History • Answered April 13 Remember that if the tariffs bring the jobs back, the tariffs will never go away. Once the prices are pushed up, they will stay that way. Hence the sales on that product wi... Read more » 9 3   What happens if a president and the federal government fail to follow a judge's orders? Steven Haddock, LL.B. degree, 25 years in litigation, administrative law, collections, bankrupty... • Answered April 16 Just my two cents worth, but probably the most effective thing to do would be to refuse to hear any petitions from the executive branch at any level. The Supreme Court can,... Read more » 31 7   How does the experience of Navy chefs compare to military cooks in other branches when it comes to improvising meals out in the field? Martin Bayer, Chef (1994-present) • Answered May 11 The Navy's cooks go out to sea, rather than to the field, but I guess that's just semantics. What isn't semantics is there is no room for improvisation when it comes to cook... Read more » 377 26   If nunchucks are such an ineffective weapon why can't I carry them for self defense? Mats Andersson, Did military service not 200 miles from the Soviet Union • Answered May 3 Because the law will, generally speaking, look long and hard on what you can do with an implement. Many rifles, for instance, can be used for hunting. Knives are the most ve... Read more » 291 17   What middle-class habits from your parents' generation are disappearing with millennials and Gen Z? Chris Tor, Generation X, born in the 1970s • Answered April 2 Oh so many. My parents are boomers. I'm Gen X. My kids are Gen Z (yes, my family skipped over the Millennials entirely). The cultural gulf between my parents' generation an... Read more » 307 58   What does the US Dept of Education actually do that is useful? I graduated from grad school a year before the Dept started. I had a federal student loan. None of my public schools received anything tangible from the Feds and yet we all did fine? Joshua Gross, Lived in 12 states, traveled to most others • Answered March 22 Well, to start with, you're playing a little bit of a game, although you may not be aware of it. Before the US Department of Education (ED) was formed as a separate entity,... Read more » 240 23   What's it actually like to get emergency surgery in a country with universal healthcare? Michael Anderson, lives in London • Answered March 29 July 2020 1pm - lots of blood when I pee'd 2pm - Arrived at accident and emergency and was triaged 2:15 - Went through to cubicles, was asked to produce a urine sample and cou... Read more » 324 7 Read more in your feed

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