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▲ skc 6 hours ago

I like to wonder if there are alien civilizations out there with no music or art.

▲adrianmonk 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Hondo.

That's part of the premise of the movie "The History of Future Folk".

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2245195/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2oKGSmr9oo

▲lisper 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

There are such civilizations here on earth: ants. Termites. Honey bees.

▲alanbernstein 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

If you squint hard enough, you might see the music/art directly in the structure of their civilizations

▲lisper 4 hours ago | parent [-]

The question is: do the bees see music and art in their structures. I doubt it. One of the defining characteristics of music and art is that they have no obvious direct connection to reproductive fitness.

▲PaulDavisThe1st 4 hours ago | parent [-]

Once you understand the role of happy in positive reproductive outcomes (long term, not pre- or immediately post-natal, their role is fairly obvious.

▲sdeframond 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Hmm, what does "civilization" mean actually?

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