>>18 I don't think the problem is the case of the masses desiring fascism but precisely the democratization of a skilled art. This is what you get when you release a delicate medium to the hands of the clueless. Most people are visually illiterate and cannot decode the meaning of an image let alone compose one themselves so is it a suprise that it has only led to a sea of superfluous and inane bullshit? At least with the democratization of text via the printing press and internet you can opt out of reading crap midway but if you see an image its meaning is transmitted directly and immediately in its wholeness to you without your consent. The creation of a photograph lacks duration and can thus be done without thought if it isn't planned beforehand, unlike painting or drawing. That's what makes it such a potent propaganda tool. Everyone can see but few can interpret. What is needed is visual education of the masses.
I don't think the problem is the case of the masses desiring fascism but precisely the democratization of a skilled art. This is what you get when you release a delicate medium to the hands of the clueless. Most people are visually illiterate and cannot decode the meaning of an image let alone compose one themselves so is it a suprise that it has only led to a sea of superfluous and inane bullshit? At least with the democratization of text via the printing press and internet you can opt out of reading crap midway but if you see an image its meaning is transmitted directly and immediately in its wholeness to you without your consent. The creation of a photograph lacks duration and can thus be done without thought if it isn't planned beforehand, unlike painting or drawing. That's what makes it such a potent propaganda tool. Everyone can see but few can interpret. What is needed is visual education of the masses.