> It's like the bright orange garments that hunters wear, the ugliness is sort of the point.
Ugliness is not the point of hi-vis vests lol, the point is to not get shot by other hunters.
Ugliness is not the point of hi-vis vests lol, the point is to not get shot by other hunters.
By contrast, I find a well camouflaged deer quite beautiful--once I notice it at all. The beauty comes from the way that it is so clearly a thing of its surroundings. Nothing at all like a bright orange hat.
Sure... yes the bright orange is ugly, but it's not the ugliness that prevents you from getting shot, it's the bright unnatural color. Other hunters aren't thinking "oh that's really ugly, it must not be something I can shoot" they're thinking "bright orange means person, I should not fire my rifle in that direction".
> If it wasn't, it wouldn't grab my attention so well.
Are you saying that if you thought the bright orange was pretty it wouldn't occur to you not to fire your gun in its direction?