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Re:Adam Curtis on the dangers of self-expression (2017) by verisimi on Saturday May 11, 2024 @02:47PM (#40329886)
They didn't have cameras, either, back then...
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Re:Adam Curtis on the dangers of self-expression (2017) by anigbrowl on Saturday May 11, 2024 @03:26PM (#40330104)
They did have camera obscura and other optical devices to assist with the realization of perspective.
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Re:Adam Curtis on the dangers of self-expression (2017) by verisimi on Saturday May 11, 2024 @03:47PM (#40330224)
Right - but the point of the portraits was for rich people to have their likeness captured. Nowadays, this is simple with cameras - a big driver of the market disappeared.
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