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Small-Scale Question Sunday for February 5, 2023

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Miniscule level question of philosophical aesthetics: Is a television wall-mounting bracket more part of the wall, or part of the television?

I have a black TV set and a white wall, and I'm shopping for a bracket. The one I've chosen comes in black or white. In my mind the true-to-itself colour would be unpainted metal. I've flip-flopped a couple of times but I think I've made my choice. I'm interested to hear others' opinions and reasoning.

Part of the television. Black is the way to go, especially as white-on-different-white will still clash. White brackets are for saturated walls, not light ones.

Agreed. Without the TV the bracket has no purpose and no business on the wall and so the colour makes more sense to match the purpose rather than the context.

Next question. Whether to swap out the power cable for a white one?