Cognisant
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What is it?
What causes it?
Why and how does it ruin everything?
I don't know but I'll share my observations and theories.
A reoccurring theme I've noticed is the prioritization of appearances over substance, I've seen this in video games, I've seen it in cinema, I've seen it in consumer products, heck I've even seen food made predominantly to look good rather than taste good.
For example: https://doughnuttime.com.au/
They were really popular in Brisbane for about a year and I think what kept them going was everyone trying their doughnuts because they're a feast for the eyes (in fact the ones on the website are toned down from what they used to be) but so sugary and so stuffed full of filling that even a 120kg guy like myself got two bites in and I had to give up, they're expensive (for doughnuts) and I had to bin it 5min after buying it because it was just absolutely sickening.
I can sorta see how that happens, you make a doughnut stand and your best selling doughnuts are you best looking doughnuts so you give the people what they want, you make better looking doughnuts, you're not sure how people are actually managing to eat them but hey more sales means you're doing good right? I can see how a lot of businesses fall into the same trap, very linear and cinematic videogames that look good but don't actually play good, movies with big name actors and heavy use of CGI spectacle, even before you sell these things to the public you need to sell them to producers/investors and they want to see what they're paying for.
What causes it?
Why and how does it ruin everything?
I don't know but I'll share my observations and theories.
A reoccurring theme I've noticed is the prioritization of appearances over substance, I've seen this in video games, I've seen it in cinema, I've seen it in consumer products, heck I've even seen food made predominantly to look good rather than taste good.
For example: https://doughnuttime.com.au/
They were really popular in Brisbane for about a year and I think what kept them going was everyone trying their doughnuts because they're a feast for the eyes (in fact the ones on the website are toned down from what they used to be) but so sugary and so stuffed full of filling that even a 120kg guy like myself got two bites in and I had to give up, they're expensive (for doughnuts) and I had to bin it 5min after buying it because it was just absolutely sickening.
I can sorta see how that happens, you make a doughnut stand and your best selling doughnuts are you best looking doughnuts so you give the people what they want, you make better looking doughnuts, you're not sure how people are actually managing to eat them but hey more sales means you're doing good right? I can see how a lot of businesses fall into the same trap, very linear and cinematic videogames that look good but don't actually play good, movies with big name actors and heavy use of CGI spectacle, even before you sell these things to the public you need to sell them to producers/investors and they want to see what they're paying for.