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Art is very good at reconsidering the systems with which we're doing things.
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The quote says that art can help people look again at the systems and established ways they use to do things. It creates room to question whether those arrangements still make sense, rather than accepting them as fixed. “Reconsidering” suggests examining them from a fresh perspective, not necessarily rejecting them.
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