> Most of our beautiful classical art was advertisements for the Church

I guess that's why I hate so much of it.

Also the bloody hymns that are popular this season. Especially the castrati voices.

sorry to shock you, but almost every western cultural artifact you listen or watch is derivative of that art. so i guess u hate music too

I hate lots of music, sure.

My taste runs toward punk, black metal, acid house, and trance.

> most apple users here would disagree > plus i m not sure if you re aware how extreme your position is

Wait, aren't you the person who just wrote "think different"? I'm confused.

> Most of our beautiful classical art was advertisements for the Church

Sure, and Jesus was a Marxist, or something... If you try to force XXI century concepts into XIV century realities you can arrive at silly over-simplified conclusions such as the one above.

> most graffiti is uglier than ads

This is your opinion. Graffitis are not trying to manipulate me.

Eh, I think graffiti is or can be used to send a message or bring to light an issue. So in that way it is trying to manipulate you.

That being said I don’t disagree with the rest of your post.

Fair enough. I would just argue that they don't try to manipulate you at scale...