Nietzsche once said that utilitarianism is a slave mentality. In America right now, it also seems that utilitarianism is our major guiding ethos. That everything we must do must be prudent, yield high utility, be productive, not wasteful, help elevate the common good, and be practical.

But, perhaps we should start thinking beyond utility. Utility is boring, and anti-aesthetic.

Also, I think that the notion that something is practical it’s just a way to trick ourselves into buying something that we think is good for us.

Also, practicality is boring because if we all just wanted to be practical, there would be no innovation. The most practical car would either be a Toyota Camry, a Prius, or a Honda accord, or some other boring car.

Even loud and audacious cars like Lamborghini exist because they are not practical. They are cool and sexy because they are not practical.

For example, the Lamborghini scissor doors are not very practical, yet they are very cool, exotic, and sexy.

Even certain fun leisure activities like powerlifting are technically not practical. In what situations in water day living would I need to lift a 475 pound object off the ground? The way I make my living is using a laptop and nowadays, a phone— not through brute physical strength.

Practicality is when we no longer have the audacious nature in which we could posit our own goals and ends. If you only want to do things which are practical, you are just a beast of burden.

Also, one can also make the argument that having a high muscle mass and low body fat percentage is not practical. Yet, it is the height of apex and beauty.