grasping the definition of "taste"
it’s so talked about in the post-ai world… but what is it?
grasping the definition of "taste"
a painting that suggests is usually more engaging than one that tells. Everyone makes up their own story about the Mona Lisa.
Paul Graham • Taste for Makers
The most important role in a social network is the vibe designer, because the big questions are sociological, not technological.
sari azout • Things I'm Thinking About
“chief vibe architect”
Computer scientist and technology blogger John Gruber on quality:
"The quality of any creative endeavor tends to approach the level of taste of whoever is in charge."
jobs and apple. easy.
Instagram and Twitter are for the ephemeral
Sublime is for the archival
From Ezra Klein:
AI might be able to churn out content faster than we can, but we still need a human mind to sift through and figure out what’s good. In other words, A.I. is going to turn more of us into editors. But editing is a peculiar skill. It’s hard to test for, or teach, or even describe. But it’s the crucial step in the creative process that
... See moresomeone always will need to sort out the good from the average in a world of abundance.
Taste is about discovery, having interest in things, and making a lot of mistakes. It’s about trying to find the authentic set of choices that both reflect your own background, but also the choices and discoveries that you have made consciously and deliberately. It's always changing and it's also always in reflection of what everyone else is doing... See more
Tahirah Hairston • RLT Interview #4: W. David Marx, Writer
taste is always-changing. also an interesting point in there regarding identity that i resonate with but can’t really tell why.
The only style worth having is the one you can't help.