because we might be all status-seeking monkey anyway. and because “at the same time, taste games are supposed to be human nature.”
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
Insight from Patrick O'Shaughnessy podcast episode with the Collison brothers:
Software is this intersection between creative work and mechanical industrial work, which is why there's a lot of people who have tried to put $1 billion dollars into software but it hasn't resulted in high quality software.
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Most people stop at consumption. This has always been the case, and will continue to be the case forever and ever, Amen. This makes sense, as it requires the least amount of effort. But the evolution of algorithmic and hyperpersonal content makes moving beyond consumption even more challenging. If I already enjoy the content I’m being served, why... See more
People asking what taste is, or is there a framework ––
It's knowing what good looks like. Person who has taste in certain things, can find good things, create good things and point out how something needs to change to make it good.
Jiro from Jiro Dreams of Sushi: https://t.co/SVtBbEvuYn