Local image #85
2024, Acylic on board, 30x30cm
R990.00
December 29, 2023
So I sit here now with headphones on, blasting my ears with the sounds of rain and thunder because the ice-cream truck has come, like Smaug upon the dwarves in the mountain. It has cast its spell on me, repeating its tune over and over, that small little inane tune that I grew out of at least 30 years ago. I enjoyed that tune as a child, like I enjoyed 'the wheels of the bus go round and round', but then I grew up, my aesthetic developed, and I don’t come home and jam to that tune anymore... do you? In fact, that song annoys me now. Annoy a man for an hour, and he will be fine; annoy him for 30 years, and you may have a serial murderer on your hands.
Healthy societies need strong men, and children can get their ice cream delivered to them now, at half the cost, without disturbing anyone else. How does our enemy degrade our communities? Who by slow decay? Who by avalanche? Since when do the desires of children trump the need of strong men, of healthy societies? If an ice-cream truck evokes nostalgia, then it indicates a society that is aesthetically retarded, a childish society. If an ice-cream truck does not annoy the living shit out of you, it means that you are an aesthetic retard.
The banality of evil.
I contend that an ice-cream truck playing a jingle loudly using a loudspeaker, in regard to the noise it makes, impedes people’s right to life and to an environment not harmful to their health and well-being. Also, it breaks the noise regulations as stipulated in the Environment Conservation Act of 1989 (South Africa). Moreover, The local bylaws state: No person may make, produce or cause a disturbing noise or a noise nuisance, or allow it to be made, produced or caused by a person, animal, machine, device or apparatus or any combination of these agents. If you have to report a noise or want to find out how to comply, please call 012 358 4656 (Municipal Health Services).
ChatGPT: Individuals have the right to enjoy their personal preferences, but this should be done in consideration of the community and surroundings. If someone's enjoyment disrupts or negatively affects the well-being of others, it may be appropriate to find ways to enjoy those preferences in a manner that is considerate of the shared space.
So I sit here now with headphones on, blasting my ears with the sounds of rain and thunder because the ice-cream truck has come, like Smaug upon the dwarves in the mountain. It has cast its spell on me, repeating its tune over and over, that small little inane tune that I grew out of at least 30 years ago. I enjoyed that tune as a child, like I enjoyed 'the wheels of the bus go round and round', but then I grew up, my aesthetic developed, and I don’t come home and jam to that tune anymore... do you? In fact, that song annoys me now. Annoy a man for an hour, and he will be fine; annoy him for 30 years, and you may have a serial murderer on your hands.
Healthy societies need strong men, and children can get their ice cream delivered to them now, at half the cost, without disturbing anyone else. How does our enemy degrade our communities? Who by slow decay? Who by avalanche? Since when do the desires of children trump the need of strong men, of healthy societies? If an ice-cream truck evokes nostalgia, then it indicates a society that is aesthetically retarded, a childish society. If an ice-cream truck does not annoy the living shit out of you, it means that you are an aesthetic retard.
The banality of evil.
I contend that an ice-cream truck playing a jingle loudly using a loudspeaker, in regard to the noise it makes, impedes people’s right to life and to an environment not harmful to their health and well-being. Also, it breaks the noise regulations as stipulated in the Environment Conservation Act of 1989 (South Africa). Moreover, The local bylaws state: No person may make, produce or cause a disturbing noise or a noise nuisance, or allow it to be made, produced or caused by a person, animal, machine, device or apparatus or any combination of these agents. If you have to report a noise or want to find out how to comply, please call 012 358 4656 (Municipal Health Services).
ChatGPT: Individuals have the right to enjoy their personal preferences, but this should be done in consideration of the community and surroundings. If someone's enjoyment disrupts or negatively affects the well-being of others, it may be appropriate to find ways to enjoy those preferences in a manner that is considerate of the shared space.