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Whether what is conveyed is actually true or not is beside the point. The point is the impression one gets from it. That is what is universally understood.I never implied any such thing.What makes those things nice to you? What qualities do those things have that makes them nice? Are they well-built? Do they have aesthetic qualities you find appealing? Were they considered nice things in their time?You're confusing trends with universal preference constants. These are things like preferences for symmetry and proportion. A lot of this is probably down to instinctive evolutionary-tuned mate selection processes going on in the more primitive parts of our brain, but I would guess it also has to do with preferences for environments suitable to habitation, survival, and protection. I think we're wired to be able to get a sense for health and fertility not just in members of our own species for the purposes of mate selection, but in other species as well - both plants and animal. Symmetry, proportion, lack of defects are all strong indicators for proper growth, fertility and overall health. I think our sense of aesthetics derives directly from that (though not exclusively, as cultural influences play a significant role too).The psychology governing preferences for trends I think has more to do with desire for social inclusion and a fascination with novelty, so these by their very nature will tend to shift over time.
Whether what is conveyed is actually true or not is beside the point. The point is the impression one gets from it. That is what is universally understood.
I never implied any such thing.
What makes those things nice to you? What qualities do those things have that makes them nice? Are they well-built? Do they have aesthetic qualities you find appealing? Were they considered nice things in their time?
You're confusing trends with universal preference constants. These are things like preferences for symmetry and proportion. A lot of this is probably down to instinctive evolutionary-tuned mate selection processes going on in the more primitive parts of our brain, but I would guess it also has to do with preferences for environments suitable to habitation, survival, and protection. I think we're wired to be able to get a sense for health and fertility not just in members of our own species for the purposes of mate selection, but in other species as well - both plants and animal. Symmetry, proportion, lack of defects are all strong indicators for proper growth, fertility and overall health. I think our sense of aesthetics derives directly from that (though not exclusively, as cultural influences play a significant role too).
The psychology governing preferences for trends I think has more to do with desire for social inclusion and a fascination with novelty, so these by their very nature will tend to shift over time.
