So, in shameless imitation of a master and tastemaker, here are my notes on “taste.”
To start very generally, taste is a mode. It’s a manner of interpretation, expression, or action. Things don’t feel tasteful, they demonstrate taste. Someone’s home can be decorated tastefully. Someone can dress tastefully. The vibe cannot be tasteful. The
growing up with a mom in fashion and dad in tech, i learned that taste is more than preference. it’s a form of intelligence.
sociologist pierre bourdieu (1979) argued that taste functions as cultural capital, maintaining hierarchies and signaling class.
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