Wind farms and Futurism

Wind farms and Futurism 

The aesthetic arguments against wind farms, voiced mainly in artistic circles, amaze me. That people would single out wind turbines among the ugliness that surrounds us is puzzling and rather hypocritical, especially when supported by comparisons with other machines that are supposedly beautiful, like locomotives. Even worse, the beauty of locomotives and the like is chiefly by reference to what Futurists used to preach.

I hear such arguments and want to scream at them, tell them that they're just reiterating what Futurists had said 100 years ago, that they lack the critical capacity to understand and interpret it for our times. I'm certain that if those Futurists were alive today, they would be ecstatic about wind turbines. Just the idea that electricity is being generated and flowing in them would bring them to the brink of an orgasm; the mere size of turbines would fascinate them; the dramatic movement of the blades would enthuse them; and the repetition of turbines in artificial ridges on top of a tamed landscaped would probably form the ultimate example of the triumph of technology. Yes, I'm sure Futurists would be fervent proponents of wind farms primarily on aesthetic grounds.