This is also an interesting difference between him and Kenjaku.
Kenjaku is a scientist who defiles the world around him to satiate his sick desire to be entertained.
Sukuna is an artist who indulges in what he views as beautiful. His domain is described with a metaphor about a painting, his technique is described with cooking metaphors, he understands poetry, flowers and tradition. And desires to see the best of other people before he kills them.
Sukuna is a lor more refined than people give him credit for, thats why his evil feels different to a lot of others villains.
sukuna, despite being a deeply cruel character, has the soul of an artist. he understands the language of flowers, composes haiku with striking precision, and handles a bow with the kind of skill that feels almost ceremonial. even the image of him bowing after the destruction in shibuya carried a strange sense of theatricality, as if devastation itself were part of a performance only he fully understood.
whatever else can be said about him, sukuna is clearly someone who recognizes beauty in the world. that is what makes him more compelling than a character who is simply βevilβ or cruel for the sake of it. there is intention, taste, and a certain refinement to him that gives his character far more depth than surface-level malice.