taste

because we might be all status-seeking monkey anyway. and because “at the same time, taste games are supposed to be human nature.”

An entire metric of thought which is both impactful but also ignored

Taste – or lack of it – is the silent metric that permeates absolutely everything we create, and which has a far bigger bearing on success or failure than we’d care to admit.

The ability to intuitively discern the intrinsic harmony within something.

nature is intrinsically harmonious

how can you cultivate taste? 

elevate your cultural diet so you can elevate your taste —> genre crossing ability. 

View appreciation as a general skill 

by learning to appreciate we learn to discern. by discerning we learn to decide. by deciding we learn to strategise. 

As AI democratise software creation, a world with a billion developers will not lack for builders as much as it will lack for artisans.