My dad hates art because he thinks its pointless

In my current belief system, I see innovation as not only
the pragmatic usefulness of the arts, but as one of the major
goals in any exercise to better understanding this place
that we all have decided ideologies of, but non of which
can be proven empirically to any legitimacy.
Taste is subjective and easily influenced by the desire
to connect to a peer group. I mean thousands of kids go to the
forest to dress like clowns
for this. Granted if you tried to talk to them, they would claim its for different reasons as would all members of these style of tribes. They want to believe that there is more
of a reason then social interaction.
That desire comes from the innovation ideas, the system where one has reason above
their peer group association to change common held perspectives, even if part of this
is fueled by a desire of peer acceptance or even recognition among them, it leaves
the world in a new view for those who experience it. Which allows us from being
trapped into stagnant creatures, but able to fully explore the endless unknown experience outside of our three pound grey and white electrical system of cells that we call reality.