This is incorrect. Not only did humans used to work significantly less and we (the working class, anyway) in the past few centuries have less leisure time than ever, but if anything, the introduction of what you consider “civilisation”, and especially class and money, harmed art more than anything by giving the power and control over it to those who aren’t creating it, and leaving those who are, starving, like the rest of the plebs.
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DrSteveBrule@mander.xyz 3 weeks ago
I’m not an expert on the subject, but i didn’t see anyone else mention time as a factor. For a long time humans were simply too busy trying to survive. Once civilizations started coming around along with extremely wealthy and powerful people, then more time for leisure, art, and science came. Some of the extremely wealthy people of the past hired artists, mathematicians, scientists, musicians, etc to just live with them and study full time. The expectation was that they would share their work.
ShareMySims@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
DrSteveBrule@mander.xyz 3 weeks ago
I stand corrected!
NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
For a long time humans were simply too busy trying to survive.
Humans had culture and art during all times, regardless if you understand it or not.
DrSteveBrule@mander.xyz 3 weeks ago
I agree. I’m not trying to say no one made art in 10000 bc. I’m just saying the opportunities became more abundant for people to focus most of their time in life on it in more recent times.
treadful@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Art and science were largely the domain of the rich and bored for a long time. This wasn’t really conducive of attracting those with talent, just those with the means.