How Did The Modern World Get So Ugly? - Sheehan Quirke - #1022

Sheehan Quirke is a British writer and online educator, known as The Cultural Tutor for creating accessible posts on art, history, and literature. Why does modern life feel so devoid of beauty? For decades, efficiency has beaten out elegance. Cheap has replaced meaningful. When did we stop creating things built to last and meant to move us, and what would it take to return? Expect to learn why contemplation is a luxury, or a necessity for sanity in the modern age, why we lost when architecture became more functional than beautiful, if Is there such a thing as objective beauty in architecture or if it’s purely cultural and subjective, which city or structure best captures the balance between progress and timelessness, if sterile architecture is one of the reasons the students of today are so bored and uninspired, and much more… Timestamps: (0:00) Why the World Desperately Needs More Charm (14:26) The Surprising Origins of Sheehan's Cultural Education (27:58) Is the Mona Lisa Actually Boring? (34:50) Why Liberals Shouldn't Ignore Traditional Architecture (54:07) Is Consumerism Quietly Killing Beauty? (58:19) Which is the Most Beautiful Place on Earth? (01:06:31) Why Modern Life Makes…