{"id":2622453,"date":"2026-07-01T20:17:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T00:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-we-cant-have-beautiful-things-academic-says-ferrari-ev-needs-to-be-ugly-to-expand-our-imagination\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T20:19:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T00:19:54","slug":"why-we-cant-have-beautiful-things-academic-says-ferrari-ev-needs-to-be-ugly-to-expand-our-imagination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-we-cant-have-beautiful-things-academic-says-ferrari-ev-needs-to-be-ugly-to-expand-our-imagination\/","title":{"rendered":"Why We Can&#8217;t Have Beautiful Things: Academic Says Ferrari EV Needs to Be Ugly to &#8216;Expand Our Imagination&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhy-we-cant-have-beautiful-things-academic-says-ferrari-ev-needs-to-be-ugly-to-expand-our-imagination%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2622453&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-is-what-happened-the-last-time-israel-invaded-lebanon-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"This is what happened the last time Israel invaded Lebanon - Washington Examiner\">provided content discusses<\/a> the concept of beauty in art and design,highlighting that some works are universally recognized as gorgeous,like those of Da Vinci and Michelangelo,whereas abstract or postmodern art frequently enough elicits subjective opinions. It argues that ther is an objective standard of beauty which conservatives and traditionalists tend to uphold, contrasting with the progressive view that beauty is purely subjective.<\/p>\n<p>A key example used is Ferrari\u2019s first electric vehicle, the Luce, which critics, including design expert Carlo ratti, famously label as ugly and cheap-looking due to its unconventional and experimental design. Ratti defends the car\u2019s appearance, asserting that embracing ugliness and imperfection is essential for innovation, especially as automotive design evolves with electrification and autonomy.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/if-the-judges-in-rfks-censorship-case-were-really-liberal-theyd-defend-free-speech\/\" title=\"If the judges in RFK&#039;s censorship case were truly liberal, they would support free speech\">article draws parallels<\/a> between modern reinterpretations of classic figures like helen of Troy, as represented by Lupita Nyong\u2019o in Christopher Nolan\u2019s upcoming adaptation of \u201cThe Odyssey,\u201d and the shifting standards of beauty and portrayal in art and media. It criticizes contemporary art awards like the Turner Prize for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-nfls-super-bowl-halftime-show-pick-is-as-bad-as-it-gets\/\" title=\"The NFL&#039;s Super Bowl Halftime Show Pick Is As &#039;Bad&#039; As It Gets\">prioritizing political statements<\/a> over aesthetic values and sees the Ferrari Luce as a symbolic embodiment of this cultural shift towards attacking objective beauty.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the piece advocates resisting the tendency to dismiss customary standards of beauty, encouraging a reaffirmation of the idea that objective beauty exists and should be appreciated, rather than undermined by progressive cultural movements seeking to redefine or reject it.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_5)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_6)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Beauty in art is subjective, but not radically so.<\/p>\n<p>We can argue over the merits of abstract artists like Jackson Pollock or Jean-Michel Basquiat, but we can all agree that more people are apt to immediately recognize the beauty in the works of Da Vinci or Michelangelo. Postmodern novels like \u201cGravity\u2019s Rainbow\u201d and \u201cInfinite Jest\u201d have their merits, but one does not need to argue about the merits of \u201cPride and Prejudice\u201d or \u201cThe Brothers Karamazov\u201d: One simply reads them and knows.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/woke-non-binary-shakespeare-remake-featuring-jewish-juliet-nazi-romeo-slammed-key-omission\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shakespeare\u2019s<\/a> sonnets are more euphonious than Charles Bukowski\u2019s drunken ramblings. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/archaeology-1st-extra-biblical-proof-pontius-pilate-lived-literally-carved-stone-excavation-site-ancient-biblical-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ancient Greek<\/a> architecture is more beautiful than modern brutalist buildings, something that should self-evident from the fact that the style is called \u201cbrutalism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This point \u2014 that there is some obvious objective beauty in art \u2014 is supposed to be a conservative one. The left, we are told, embraces radical subjectivity; who is to say what\u2019s beautiful? By what standard, by what presupposition do you say that we put beauty to a standard? This is supposed to be the left line, and I\u2019d argue it\u2019s wrong. I\u2019d say we conservatives and cultural leftists both agree on the first sentence of this piece, we just feel we should do different things about it.<\/p>\n<p>Exhibit A, members of the jury: The Ferrari Luce, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Politecnico di Milano design professor Carlo Ratti.<\/p>\n<p>The Luce, for those of you who don\u2019t follow the automotive world, is Ferrari\u2019s first electric vehicle. Granted, some cars are ugly for a reason \u2014 the original Hummer, say, or the VW Beetle. Not Ferraris. They\u2019re meant to be rolling works of art, and not just on the outside. The perfect interior, stitched together by the finest leather artisans in the world. The symphony of that V-12 engine. That gated shifter, emblematic of the uncompromising performance of the cars that bore the name of Enzo Ferrari, God rest his beautiful soul.<\/p>\n<p>For a company that embodies the beauty of automotive design and performance, then, the EV Luce is a huge step forward into what we\u2019ve been promised is the future of motoring. It\u2019s an Event, capital-E, in the car world. It\u2019s one of those rare cars that makes news. It costs more than a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >half-a-million dollars<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It is also, quite objectively, ugly as sin.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Ferrari has just officially unveiled its first ever all-electric car, called the Ferrari Luce.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Starting price: $640,000<br \/> \u2022 Interior co-designed with Apple\u2019s former head of design, Jony Ive<br \/> \u2022 Range: 280 miles (expected EPA)<br \/> \u2022 Peak charging speed: 350kW<br \/> \u2022 122 kWh battery<br \/> \u2022\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QjgHeP1hJm\">pic.twitter.com\/QjgHeP1hJm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SawyerMerritt\/status\/2059007213918728334?\">May 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Ferrari Luce, spotted on the streets of San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p>Still in shock that Ferrari thought this was the answer to their first EV\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/03uTv4fVBs\">pic.twitter.com\/03uTv4fVBs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Zero2Turbo (@Zero2Turbo) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Zero2Turbo\/status\/2071851071887102069?\">June 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This is a car that my 2-year-old wouldn\u2019t add to his Matchbox collection \u2014 which is not inconsiderable and also contains such gems as an AMC Eagle, a Chevrolet Vega, and the Tyrell P34. For those of you not familiar with Formula One, that\u2019s this \u2026 thing:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"und\">\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 1976 <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/Tyrrell?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tyrrell<\/a> P34 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/05ZscnkIA3\">pic.twitter.com\/05ZscnkIA3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Retromania 52K+ \ud83c\udd91assics &#038; M\ud83c\udd7e\ufe0ftorsport Lovers (@Retromania4ever) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Retromania4ever\/status\/2067956180266221842?\">June 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>OK, so maybe my son is a bit promiscuous with his die-cast car choices. But I\u2019d hope if he had $640,000 to spend, he wouldn\u2019t spend it on something that looks like a Nissan crossover with the useful storage part at the rear end chopped off. It\u2019s not even functional; this is supposed to be a performance car with 1,035 horsepower, yet any dummy can see it\u2019s abnormally high for a vehicle that\u2019s meant to have a low center of gravity for performance\u2019s sake.<\/p>\n<p>Enter Mr. Ratti, who took to the pages of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/06\/27\/opinion\/ferrari-electric-vehicle.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a> opinion pages to defend the Luce. Not because he doesn\u2019t think it\u2019s ugly like the rest of us do, mind you. It\u2019s because he thinks it should be ugly \u2014 and not only that, we should embrace <em>more<\/em> ugly.<\/p>\n<p>And Ratti isn\u2019t just some nobody in academia and design dragged out for a contrarian take, either \u2014 although that would track, academia being one of the epicenters of the attack on objective beauty in art. In 2013, <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130529210029\/http:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/design\/2011\/50-most-influential-designers-in-america\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fast Company<\/a> called Ratti one of the \u201c50 Most Influential Designers in America,\u201d and he was named the <a href=\"https:\/\/news.mit.edu\/2025\/venice-biennale-design-through-flexible-thinking-0429\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">curator<\/a> of the Venice Biennale in 2025, among many other honors. This is a tastemaker \u2014 one who says we should actively embrace the destruction of taste. In other words, this is effectively a bit character from an Ayn Rand novel come to life.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll let Mr. Ratti \u2014 who, in case the name and the Politecnico di Milano resume entry didn\u2019t tip you off, is in fact <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/thought-fruitcake-bad-italian-company-3d-printing-pastries-made-truly-gross-sounding-ingredients\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Italian<\/a> \u2014 explain it to you. From his Saturday piece, \u201cIt\u2019s Ugly. It Costs $640,000. Everyone Is Mad About It but Me\u201d:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Innovation is never easy, especially in Italy, where design is close to divine. From Ferrari cars to Armani jackets, from Prada shoes to Cappellini sofas, the look of things occupies a central place in Italian life. Style is a cultural value and a serious economic engine. When this aesthetic is challenged, people take it personally \u2014 another field in which Italians excel. And with Ferrari, it\u2019s not just Italians who are furious: Gearheads worldwide have raged against the new E.V. machine.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Their animosity is out of alignment with how innovation works. The Luce \u2014 \u201clight\u201d in Italian \u2014 is meant to carry Ferrari into the age of electrification. The Luce\u2019s critics should be praising the company for its willingness to rethink what an E.V. is. The transition to E.V.s like the Luce unsettles us precisely because it disrupts the comforting visual language we live in; building the cars of the future demands that we expand our imagination.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Yes, progress means we must visually unsettle ourselves. The future \u201cdemands that we expand our imagination.\u201d Ratti, by the way, is hardly alone in recent hot takes from this department. For instance, this is the path suggested by people who think that the modern iteration of poetry is rap music. Director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/legendary-director-christopher-nolan-oddly-strict-bathroom-breaks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christopher Nolan<\/a> suggested as much when he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/film\/christopher-nolan-explains-travis-scott-casting-and-why-rap-is-important-to-the-odyssey-story-3945187\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cast a rapper<\/a> in his version of \u201cThe Odyssey\u201d \u2014 set to be released this week \u2014 because he \u201cwanted to nod towards the idea that this story has been handed down as oral poetry, which is analogous to rap.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You can definitely see the parallels. From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.owleyes.org\/text\/odyssey\/read\/book-i\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Book I<\/a> of \u201cThe Odyssey\u201d:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Tell me, o Muse, of that ingenious hero who traveled far and wide after he had sacked the famous town of Troy. Many cities did he visit, and many were the nations with whose manners and customs he was acquainted; moreover he suffered much by sea while trying to save his own life and bring his men safely home; but do what he might he could not save his men, for they perished through their own sheer folly in eating the cattle of the Sun-god Apollo; so the god prevented them from ever reaching home. Tell me, too, about all these things, oh daughter of Zeus, from whatsoever source you may know them.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>So that\u2019s Homer. Here\u2019s Travis Scott, the rapper Nolan cast as a bard because oral poetry is apparently analogous to rap, on his song <a href=\"https:\/\/genius.com\/15150796\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cSicko Mode,\u201d<\/a> one of his bigger hits:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Yeah, this s*** way too formal, y\u2019all know I don\u2019t follow suit<\/em><br \/> <em>Stacey Dash, most of these girls ain\u2019t got a clue<\/em><br \/> <em>All of these h**s I made off records I produced<\/em><br \/> <em>I might take all my exes and put \u2019em all in a group<\/em><br \/> <em>Hit my eses, I need the bootch<\/em><br \/> <em>\u2018Bout to turn this function to Bonnaroo<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cBootch,\u201d by the way, is slang for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/platner-self-destruction-worsens-dem-now-caught-bragging-prices-got-cocaine-drugs-military\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cocaine<\/a>, and \u201ceses\u201d are Mexican gang members. Bonnaroo is a music festival. It still 1) doesn\u2019t make any more sense and 2) is exponentially more vile and ugly.<\/p>\n<p>Are you starting to see the point? If not, here\u2019s a comparison of Diane Kruger as Helen of Troy \u2014 the woman whose beauty led to the Trojan War being launched in the first place, for those of you not up on your history \u2014 in 2004\u2019s \u201cTroy\u201d vs. Lupita Nyong\u2019o in Nolan\u2019s 2026 \u201cOdyssey\u201d:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Lupita Nyong\u2019o responds to criticism over being cast to play \u2018Helen of Troy\u2019 in \u2018The Odyssey.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur cast is representative of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The actress has said the cast, which also includes transgender actress Elliot Page, is \u201crepresentative\u201d of the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not spending my\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YxzGtAxrfL\">pic.twitter.com\/YxzGtAxrfL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Oli London (@OliLondonTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OliLondonTV\/status\/2058859909249192084?\">May 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Helen of Troy in the upcoming Odyssey Movie by Christopher Nolan<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe face that launched a thousand ships\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yNUBw4NqYJ\">pic.twitter.com\/yNUBw4NqYJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Basil the Great (@BasilTheGreat) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BasilTheGreat\/status\/2067147379766120697?\">June 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Forget race, which is what most of the narrative regarding the casting has been focused on: She is deliberately filmed, at least from what we have seen of the movie so far, to look unattractive. But her beauty is supposed to be the focus of the Trojan War, just as \u201cSicko World\u201d is supposed to be the modern \u201cOdyssey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And the Ferrari Luce is supposed to be the modern 250 GTO, the modern 308 GTB:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83c\udfc1\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9<\/p>\n<p>Elegance in motion. The Ferrari 250 GTO isn\u2019t just a classic\u2014it\u2019s an icon of motorsport history. Cruising through Monaco, it perfectly captures the spirit of luxury, performance, and timeless Italian craftsmanship.<\/p>\n<p>3.0L V12 \u2022 300 HP \u2022 Legendary Racing Heritage<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/Ferrari?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ferrari<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NMSbkajLpM\">pic.twitter.com\/NMSbkajLpM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adrian (@allladddin) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/allladddin\/status\/2071604458526552169?\">June 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"fr\">Now live at BaT Auctions: 1985 Ferrari 308 GTB Quattrovalvole. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nfo8ZVTqGt\">https:\/\/t.co\/nfo8ZVTqGt<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fmomxSxvyp\">pic.twitter.com\/fmomxSxvyp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bring a Trailer (@Bringatrailer) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Bringatrailer\/status\/1774785383777317338?\">April 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Ferrari Luce, and those who defend it, are emblematic of why we can\u2019t have nice things anymore. It\u2019s not that beauty is subjective in art to the aesthetic leftist. It\u2019s that it needs to be <em>attacked<\/em>. It is, for example, the awarding of the prestigious British Turner Prize for art in 2023 to an artist \u201cwhose sculptures are made of everyday detritus to reflect the political instability of our times,\u201d as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/artanddesign\/2023\/dec\/05\/jesse-darling-wins-2023-turner-prize\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.K. Guardian<\/a> described it.<\/p>\n<p>It was actually quite a bit worse than that sounds, somehow:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">As ever, it\u2019s just pathetic goading\/status signalling. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/turnerprize?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#turnerprize<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P1WsKrj5H4\">pic.twitter.com\/P1WsKrj5H4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gareth Roberts (@OldRoberts953) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OldRoberts953\/status\/1732140166758756372?\">December 5, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But, back to the Luce. Ratti admits it\u2019s ugly. Expensive. Cheap-looking. An insult, not just to buyers but to a corporate and artistic legacy. And that, he says, <em>is the point<\/em>. Get with the program!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need more of that willingness to experiment with car design; electrification and autonomy will ultimately change everything about how a car is shaped,\u201d he says. \u201cLet Ferrari thrive despite its Luce moment, a nod to the messy, glorious struggle of human innovation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Absolutely. Give the Ferrari Luce <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/transgender-artist-wins-prestigious-award-work-closely-resembles-pile-garbage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Turner Prize<\/a>. Give it a role in \u201cThe Odyssey.\u201d Heaven knows it belongs in there as much as a rapper does, and it looks just as good as a boat as it does as a car. Have it constantly blaring \u201cSicko Mode\u201d at full blast <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/another-self-driving-car-goes-rogue-in-california-taxi-drives-passenger-into-active-l-a-fire-scene\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">while it drives autonomously<\/a> and forces you to read the novels of David Foster Wallace on its touchscreens as it takes you to the cold, impersonal, artless brutalist home it has autonomously designed for you, because you need someone to make aesthetic decisions for you and to make them as objectively unattractive as possible. That\u2019s how the \u201cmessy, glorious struggle of human innovation\u201d works.<\/p>\n<p>The Ferrari Luce is a symptom. A very, <em>very<\/em> expensive symptom, but just a symptom. Carlo Ratti and those like him, those who want to force you to think like them because they want cultural authority over your perceptions of beauty, are the disease. There is such a thing as objective beauty, and they\u2019re part of a long leftist project to strangle it. If you want to know where the ugliness of the modern world springs from, turn your gaze upon them and fix it there. Then, fix it yourself by bucking their ghastly project and embracing objective beauty. 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