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BurningFrog

Counter-argument:

Beauty and art are important for human welfare and are worth spending resources on.

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Counter-counter-argument:

Neither beauty nor art are available through Netflix's streaming platform.

Solid argument

Hang a freaking painting or photo.

Do you have any idea how much CO2 it takes to create and hang a painting or photo?

I assume that you incur the cost once and amortise it over the life of the photo/painting.

Still wasteful and frivolous. Imagine how many more people the globe could support if we stopped being so greedy and thoughtless with entertaining ourselves.

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