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  • Art isn’t just escapism. Or, it doesn’t need to be, at least.

    Sometimes it’s a way to help us understand, contextualize, and/or cope with our own reality.

    • 1 month

      You realize you just described escapism in that second paragraph?

      • Ok… And I assume you know what “and/or” means? Understanding and contextualizing is not escapism.

        And coping with isn’t necessarily escapism either.

          • I mean, it’s in the word… I don’t want to think about the thing at all, let alone try to understand it.