Practical is necessary, but very boring.
This is where design comes into play. I began my computing life on a windows based PC. After numerous blue screens of death, my brother introduced me to my first Macbook. Apple is great at making the practical fun.
Interior design is the practical made fun.
The corvette is the practical made fun.
Calligraphy is the practical made fun.
Fashion is the practical made fun.
Family is the practical made fun.
Culinary arts is the practical made fun.
Sure, you can life in an unfurnished studio apartment in khakis and a polo while eating beans out of a can with a plastic spoon, but where’s the fun in that?
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