I want to try to make my own profound sounding quote, here it is:
Aesthetics shift your focus from the objective to the subjective, where no truth is found.
I have always felt guilt whenever I indulge my artistic side when it comes to the real world. When making art for the sake of it, it’s usually doesn’t come at a high cost. But trying to appease your sense of aesthetic taste in today’s day and age is often the thief of pragmatism. If you’re buying a car, or improving your home, or clothing yourself, maximizing how much you like how something looks almost always comes at the cost of either that thing’s cost or quality. And when weighing cost, quality and beauty, beauty seems to be the most vain. Yes, I’d like to surround myself with things that reflect my taste. But doing so is an act in egotism; it’s not essential. Quality and cost are mathematics, they can be plugged into an equation. They are objective. Aesthetics, however fun they are to fixate on, will always be debatable. Do you care more about how people perceive you, or how your perceive yourself, or objective reality?