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ascendancy_culture [2022/02/02 01:57]
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ascendancy_culture [2023/09/25 02:28] (current)
conan Getting specific about music genres.
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 Art is wasteful and serves no function. ​ Drawing for aesthetic purposes is a waste of resources that could be used to create schematics or signs to remind citizens of their duty.  Fictional literature is non-existent and is seen as frivolous and with the ability to sow anarchy. Art is wasteful and serves no function. ​ Drawing for aesthetic purposes is a waste of resources that could be used to create schematics or signs to remind citizens of their duty.  Fictional literature is non-existent and is seen as frivolous and with the ability to sow anarchy.
  
-The exception to this is music. ​ Music and singing is counted as very good for morale. ​ Citizens are encouraged to loudly sing along to stirring, state-approved songs. ​ Stirring instrumentals and classical music are often played before major events, addresses or during war.  There are also ballads about notable Terrans, though again, these have to be approved by the aristocracy and often paint them in a flattering light.+The exception to this is music. ​ Music and singing is counted as very good for morale. ​ Citizens are encouraged to loudly sing along to stirring, state-approved songs. ​ Stirring instrumentals and classical music are often played before major events, addresses or during war.  There are also ballads about notable Terrans, though again, these have to be approved by the aristocracy and often paint them in a flattering light. The Ascendancy also very much appreciates the ability of event music to induce partial dissolution of the selfhood into a collective crowd - a phenomenon known as Collective Effervescence. Large music or dance events are often staged for the [[Ascendancy Society|Gong and Shi classes]] to promote unity and reinforce the cohesion of the population. Trends of music vary between worlds and over time, but currently electronic syncopated dance music and soaring '​stadium pop' anthems are popular across a large number of colonies.
  
 There is a thriving black market in illicit Free Union and pre-Fall art and literature. ​ An officer will often have a private, secret stash of books or images that they shamefully hide away.  Were they to find their subordinates with such material they would instantly confiscate it and the sanctions would be severe (although many such treasures may find their way into the officer'​s own collection). There is a thriving black market in illicit Free Union and pre-Fall art and literature. ​ An officer will often have a private, secret stash of books or images that they shamefully hide away.  Were they to find their subordinates with such material they would instantly confiscate it and the sanctions would be severe (although many such treasures may find their way into the officer'​s own collection).
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