It seems like “authenticity” is difficult to define for fields where most fakery is permitted if it works, such as movies. The main goal of a movie is to entertain people and education isn’t...
It seems like “authenticity” is difficult to define for fields where most fakery is permitted if it works, such as movies. The main goal of a movie is to entertain people and education isn’t really important. Similarly, the main goal of a restaurant is to feed people food they enjoy, and actually learning anything is much less important.
The desire for authenticity seems to me related to curiosity about other people. You want to know what things are like in other places and in other times. What were they like? What did they wear? What did they cook? But you’re better off reading books about history if that’s what you’re interested in, rather than looking for education in places meant primarily to entertain.
We’re confronted with this concept daily. I remember it was something I had been mulling over, thoughts slowly coalescing, before I found this article that laid out what I had been gathering in a...
We’re confronted with this concept daily. I remember it was something I had been mulling over, thoughts slowly coalescing, before I found this article that laid out what I had been gathering in a much more erudite way.
It seems like “authenticity” is difficult to define for fields where most fakery is permitted if it works, such as movies. The main goal of a movie is to entertain people and education isn’t really important. Similarly, the main goal of a restaurant is to feed people food they enjoy, and actually learning anything is much less important.
The desire for authenticity seems to me related to curiosity about other people. You want to know what things are like in other places and in other times. What were they like? What did they wear? What did they cook? But you’re better off reading books about history if that’s what you’re interested in, rather than looking for education in places meant primarily to entertain.
We’re confronted with this concept daily. I remember it was something I had been mulling over, thoughts slowly coalescing, before I found this article that laid out what I had been gathering in a much more erudite way.