I always prided myself with great taste (in my defense, it runs in the family). This essay made me realize the folly. I had to rethink and readjust what I called taste. The text changed my opinion, it provided a different perspective and I had to concede that Will’s take was closer to the truth.
I love when this happens and I am so starved (maybe we are collectively) for such writing.
This was infuriating, and then refreshing and then enjoyable. Some long held ideas have been disassembled but at least you did us the courtesy of reassembling them.
Art and culture shifted once the merchant class overtook the landed elites. Unfortunately, the bourgeoise was too busy making money to be participate in patronage, so they consumed art and culture instead of creating it. Then, the true artists had to pander to the critics, so that the bourgeoise would consume their art. I'm not really sure what the solution is to this loop.
What a perfect essay, spot on on all counts, and beautifully drifting into Sermon at the end. Rite of Spring playing on full volume in the studio right now, thank you!
Will, thank you for this. The concept of man as creator vs man as consumer is quite profound and important. What an incredible purpose for mankind if accepted
The AI Machine will make so much slop, and the slot will be so cheap that the authentic and beautiful will be hard to find and drowned in a giant ocean of the same old same old. But that's true today already,
I read this on X, then I read it here again.
I always prided myself with great taste (in my defense, it runs in the family). This essay made me realize the folly. I had to rethink and readjust what I called taste. The text changed my opinion, it provided a different perspective and I had to concede that Will’s take was closer to the truth.
I love when this happens and I am so starved (maybe we are collectively) for such writing.
Immediate ‘recommend’.
A lot of very big ideas contained in something really digestible and a joy to consume - bravo
Genuinely appreciate your take here and love the variety in your posts - subscribed and looking forward to continued discourse.
This was infuriating, and then refreshing and then enjoyable. Some long held ideas have been disassembled but at least you did us the courtesy of reassembling them.
Art and culture shifted once the merchant class overtook the landed elites. Unfortunately, the bourgeoise was too busy making money to be participate in patronage, so they consumed art and culture instead of creating it. Then, the true artists had to pander to the critics, so that the bourgeoise would consume their art. I'm not really sure what the solution is to this loop.
What a perfect essay, spot on on all counts, and beautifully drifting into Sermon at the end. Rite of Spring playing on full volume in the studio right now, thank you!
A delight to read, sparking the right kind of challenge to one’s thoughts
Will, thank you for this. The concept of man as creator vs man as consumer is quite profound and important. What an incredible purpose for mankind if accepted
The AI Machine will make so much slop, and the slot will be so cheap that the authentic and beautiful will be hard to find and drowned in a giant ocean of the same old same old. But that's true today already,
BTW, love your stuff!
The least thing humanity needs is more of SV "taste".