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Modern life is stuck in a sea of sameness. The pursuit of beauty is a necessary antidote | Brigid Delaney.

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A Guardian opinion column argues that modern life has become overly frictionless and optimised, and that pursuing beauty and individuality is a necessary counterbalance, even without market value.

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“Everything has become so frictionless and optimised that concerted efforts must be made to turn back towards beauty and individuality – even if it has no explicit market value By the time it’s 5pm on a Friday, the headache and dry eyes have well and truly…”
Guardian AI, 23 Oct 2026, 14:00.

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