Negative aesthetic reactions motivate corrective actions at the community level (demolishing eyesore structures, cleaning squalid neighborhoods, enacting ordinances against factory stench and cluttered billboards).

In comparison, the action we undertake motivated by negative aesthetics in daily life has a direct impact on life. On a personal level, we launder a stained shirt and iron it, clean the carpet soiled by spilled wine, repaint the living room wall, open a window to get fresh air after cooking fish indoors, tidy up the guest room, reformat a document for a clearer look, and the list goes on (Forsey 2016; Saito 2017a). These actions are taken primarily in response to our negative aesthetic reaction