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Comment by lisper

14 hours ago

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

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

  • 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.

    • Maybe it's not an obvious direct connection, but in general good artists seem to get more action than the average person.

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