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[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 104 points 7 months ago

"This isn't about me, so it is literally meaningless."

  • every narcissist, daily
[–] WamGams@lemmy.ca 55 points 7 months ago (4 children)

We should give a famous painter a show where we don't allow them to paint, just ask for their unqualified opinions on literally anything.

[–] JoShmoe@ani.social 54 points 7 months ago

If only we could do this while they eat increasingly spicier sauces as the interview continues.

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 15 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Why restrict ourselves to painters? Just have random people give their view. We could call it the view. It emphasises their opinion is what matters.

[–] WamGams@lemmy.ca 10 points 7 months ago (2 children)

It could be literally anybody, the only requirement is we do not allow them to do the thing they actually are good at.

[–] dumbass@lemy.lol 8 points 7 months ago

On today's episode we have the world's greatest yo-yo champion and we're going to ask them what they think about Entanglement formation in continuous-variable random quantum networks.

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Lol, I was having a joke about the fact we already do this with shows like the view.

[–] WamGams@lemmy.ca 4 points 7 months ago

You know, I haven't had a TV connected to cable or antenna since I was 18, so for the last 15 years I kinda just memory holed the existence of the view.

I did not make the connection and now feel stupid haha.

[–] Albbi@lemmy.ca 7 points 7 months ago

Ja Rule can be the host of the show! I think you've got a hit TV idea here.

[–] AeonFelis@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Preventing painters from painting and letting these exact art-depraved artists express their opinions on things is a bad idea. That's Literally Hitler's origin story.

[–] WamGams@lemmy.ca 1 points 7 months ago

At the end of each episode we will allow them to paint... IF... Enough of the studio audience votes for it.

[–] dgriffith@aussie.zone 36 points 7 months ago (1 children)

He was a tough nut to crack.

"Computers are useless, they can only give you answers." - also Picasso.

But he was an artist. Technology was just a tool for him to make art, nothing more. I'm sure if you'd shown him an iPad with a modern sketching program on it hooked up to a dye-sub printer, he would have been at least a little intrigued. He might have disregarded it as a toy, but he also might have worked with a new medium to see what he could do.

[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 25 points 7 months ago (3 children)

What if we show him Nazi furry inflation porn tho.

[–] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 12 points 7 months ago (1 children)

That seems specific on a personal level.

[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

YOU SEEM SPECIFIC ON A PERSONAL LEVEL

[–] JoShmoe@ani.social 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Becareful guys, this one is allcaps. No lowercasings.

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

"It means nothing to me. I have no opinion about it, and I don't care. My computer was hacked."

[–] leftzero@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 7 months ago

Huh. I don't recall him... her..? It being inflated, but then again I've only seen the abridged version... eh, time for a rewatch, I guess... 🤷‍♂️

[–] scrion@lemmy.world 32 points 7 months ago (2 children)

The moon landing was 1969, less than four years before Picasso would die at the age of 91.

I'm absolutely not surprised that he didn't care, I don't think the actual consequences / effects of the moon landing would have been readily available for Picasso to grasp (or many other people at the time).

Plus, at that age, nobody gives a fuck about anything anyway.

[–] garbagebagel@lemmy.world 15 points 7 months ago

I asked my 101-year-old grandma what her favourite part about the last 100 years was, and she said "my cats". Iconic.

[–] sneezycat@sopuli.xyz 11 points 7 months ago

Yeah. At the time, the moon landing was about a dick measuring contest with Russia. I imagine Picasso saw it as just that.

[–] Conyak@lemmy.tf 27 points 7 months ago

Didn’t Picasso suffer from serious depression? This sounds pretty spot on for someone who does.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 21 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Why do we care about what Picasso thinks?

[–] lugal@lemmy.ml 55 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I don't. His opinion means nothing to me

[–] ciapatri@sh.itjust.works 11 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

I just wanted to make it known that I have no opinion on his non-opinion.

[–] dditty@lemm.ee 7 points 7 months ago

I have no strong feelings one way or the other

[–] OlinOfTheHillPeople@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

If I don't survive, tell my wife "hello."

[–] garbagebagel@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Tough to change his perspective

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago

That just shows that the guy was really full of himself.

[–] sleepmode@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

Read about his relationship with Matisse. It tells you a lot about what he was like.

[–] pm_me_your_quackers@lemmy.ca 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yeah but what does Ja Rule think?

[–] superterran@discuss.online 4 points 7 months ago

Where’s Ja?

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I wonder what would be his opinion on his art selling for millions of dollars after his death.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

"That's some bullshit!"

[–] mojo_raisin@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Makes me wonder what Diogenes would've said.