These things may be true – I hope they are – but this utilitarianism takes away from art the very thing that makes it alluring: its mystery and its joy, its irresponsibility, if you like.
Virtually the sole controversial note at last week's Young Vic meeting was sounded by Richard Eyre, who challenged a prevailing utilitarianism that "takes away from art the very thing that makes it alluring", its mystery, irresponsibility and joy.
One potential obstacle to mainstream acceptance of bitcoin is the sometimes wild fluctuations in its value, which makes it alluring to currency speculators but could scare off ordinary consumers.
Its mysteriousness is what makes it alluring, but the experience of viewing it might also benefit from some sort of explanation.
For women, she made complicated passion real; for men, she made it alluring.
Its anti-corrosive properties at sea may make a bronze watch attractive to latter-day Jacques Cousteaus, but the fact that it visibly ages under normal wear makes it alluring to landlubber watch geeks.
Also talking about incorporating latex in every single shot embracing everything fetish, stylist Roitfeld said: "As a material, latex is a recurrent element in the shots: it's beautiful it's versatile, and it has a sheen that makes it alluring.
There is little room to manoeuvre, but this makes it alluring and hypnotic, congested and dangerous – and in summer everyone wants a piece of it.
But I think what's most important about a company like Dyson is that they took commodity hardware and made it alluring.
So far nothing has helped make it less alluring to would-be suicides.
He also encouraged leaders of the party to redirect their political approach to make it more alluring to middle-class voters and business.
