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Quote from: Raptor on December 09, 2015, 03:58:27 pm

Patagonia:

man patagonia looks seriously amazing

x2

omg.

this is from the other (northern) end of patagonia, in the lakes region of chile. went there 9 years ago. possibly the most beautiful place i've ever been.

Makes me think of Minecraft for whatever reason, lol

I wonder what's up with the human fascination with landscapes?

Makes me think of Minecraft for whatever reason, lol

I wonder what's up with the human fascination with landscapes?

I heard someone claim that men like unconquered (virgin) land for the same reason they like single women.  The original is a bit more sexist but I modified it...

Maybe we see land that hasn't been claimed by any man and imagine coming up on that beauty for ourselves.   For me a landscape or beach at night or any of these things just remind me of the size of things and how small I am in the world which is comforting...

Quote from: T0ddday on December 22, 2015, 12:33:56 pm

Quote from: Raptor on December 22, 2015, 11:31:31 am

Makes me think of Minecraft for whatever reason, lol

I wonder what's up with the human fascination with landscapes?

I heard someone claim that men like unconquered (virgin) land for the same reason they like single women.  The original is a bit more sexist but I modified it...

Maybe we see land that hasn't been claimed by any man and imagine coming up on that beauty for ourselves.   For me a landscape or beach at night or any of these things just remind me of the size of things and how small I am in the world which is comforting...

i don't buy the first at all. i do buy the second, that is huge for me.

Yeah its crazy how comforting insignificance is for some people!  But it really really is for me. I had a talk with a friend who said that things like this makes him depressed and nihlisitic and unable to achieve his goals because there is no point..

For me realizing that I dont matter also comes along with realizing that we all dont... Something I wasnt sure I would succeed at moves from daunting to "why not?". 

Maybe it's a matter of being pre-programmed to recognize a great environment to live in - so when we see these vivid colors etc we recognize that as being an environment rich in nutrients/a place that increases your chances of living/reproducing, and makes you "naturally like it". I think that's the explanation.

Eh...  Maybe but why do we see such beauty is barrenness?  An image of a desert at night, the salt flats in Utah, even a moonscape or martian scape is so beautiful but really are not rich in nutrients (well perhaps we crave salt for the salt flats lol).   I think humans are have been social enough that the most attractive area is one with friendly humans.  I think I feel this as well - for me there is some comfort to being an metropolitan setting at night - the sounds of Rome or Manhattan outside of the window or walking along the streets of these cities gives a good feeling as I feel safe around all these humans (I think most humans are pretty nice and cool), while being alone in a rural landscape can be pretty scary as you can imagine a wild animal or some other danger coming your way with nobody to insulate you...   Just my thoughts though on why things are beautiful which really is not that important because beauty is awesome for whatever reason!

not sure if real. awesome nonetheless.