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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.

Generally most mounts aren't visible once you put the TV on them, but anyway, it should be black, as the TV is. Making it the color of the wall would look weird and uncanny, as if the wall is reaching out. Like, I wouldn't mind having bionic walls that can grab stuff without me having to do anything, but I don't think our unconscious model of the world is ready for it yet.