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← Art should never try to be popular; the public should become artistic

17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 15 Jul 1838 to 15 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under design design Everything filed under creativity creativity Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Art should never try to be popular; the public should become artistic Art should never try to be popular; thepublic should become artistic OW Oscar Wilde — holds since c. 1891 — tap for who they are Same subject: Imitation cannot rise above its model and condemns the imitator to mediocrity — tap to centre the map on it Imitation cannot rise above itsmodel and condemns the imitator tomediocrity Last stated 188 years ago 15 Jul 1838 RE Ralph Waldo Emerson — holds since 1838-07-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A city cannot be a work of art — tap to centre the map on it A city cannot be a work of art JJ Jane Jacobs — holds since c. 1961 — tap for who they are Same subject: Creativity must be used regularly or it will spoil — tap to centre the map on it Creativity must be used regularly orit will spoil Last stated 3 years ago 12 Feb 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-02-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Do not judge a product's beauty by its aesthetics; judge it by how it made you feel. — tap to centre the map on it Do not judge a product's beauty byits aesthetics; judge it by how itmade you feel. Last stated 3 years ago 16 Nov 2023 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2023-11-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: You cannot keep making things better by adding to them; you must prune. — tap to centre the map on it You cannot keep making things betterby adding to them; you must prune. Last stated 2 months ago 15 Sept 2026 TL Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: To get people to understand that artful work is worth doing, you need to do it and have it work: showing, not telling. — tap to centre the map on it To get people to understand thatartful work is worth doing, you needto do it and have it work: showing,not telling. Last stated 2 months ago 15 Sept 2026 NF Nev Flynn — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: People should feel free to enjoy art they love regardless of the artist's personal failings or beliefs. — tap to centre the map on it People should feel free to enjoy artthey love regardless of the artist'spersonal failings or beliefs. Last stated 6 years ago 14 Apr 2021 TU Tim Urban — holds since 2021-04-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Good design is timeless: if something is ugly it cannot be the best solution, and someone will eventually find a better one. — tap to centre the map on it Good design is timeless: ifsomething is ugly it cannot be thebest solution, and someone willeventually find a better one. Last stated 25 years ago 1 Feb 2002 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2002-02-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A 'tranquil domestic setting' is not a fitting frame for Jane Austen. — tap to centre the map on it A 'tranquil domestic setting' is nota fitting frame for Jane Austen. Last stated 2 years ago 3 Aug 2024 DL Devoney Looser — holds since 2024-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it. — tap to centre the map on it A big part of taste is deliveringhigh levels of craft in anaccessible way so that as manypeople as possible can experienceit. Last stated 6 months ago 21 Apr 2026 BJ Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A book is not bad just because its characters have a bad relationship. — tap to centre the map on it A book is not bad just because itscharacters have a bad relationship. Last stated 3 years ago 13 Aug 2023 SD Seth Dickinson — holds since 2023-08-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft should not be gradedgood or bad; it is only the materialthat taste then gets to act on. Last stated 3 months ago 6 Aug 2026 GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A good popular history book should prioritize narrative over academic minutiae. — tap to centre the map on it A good popular history book shouldprioritize narrative over academicminutiae. Last stated 10 months ago 25 Dec 2025 PW Patrick Wyman — holds since 2025-12-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A good story needs a clear beginning, middle, and end to be satisfying. — tap to centre the map on it A good story needs a clearbeginning, middle, and end to besatisfying. Last stated 5 months ago 31 May 2026 EP Eliot Peper — holds since 2026-05-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: A skill is basically a prompt, sometimes a large one, more like a style guide: the best practice for taste, which font to use, and how to guide AI not to create AI slop. — tap to centre the map on it A skill is basically a prompt,sometimes a large one, more like astyle guide: the best practice fortaste, which font to use, and how toguide AI not to create AI slop. Last stated 4 months ago 30 Jun 2026 MT Meng To — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI models default to generic, lowest-common-denominator output unless a user actively pushes back against them. — tap to centre the map on it AI models default to generic,lowest-common-denominator outputunless a user actively pushes backagainst them. Last stated 4 months ago 29 Jun 2026 KC Kyle Chayka — holds since 2026-06-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Mass-produced AI-generated podcast shows are not a major threat to podcasting because listeners do not like them. — tap to centre the map on it Mass-produced AI-generated podcastshows are not a major threat topodcasting because listeners do notlike them. Last stated 4 months ago 25 Jun 2026 JJ Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-25 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Art should never try to be popular; the public should become artistic Last stated c. 1891 Holds Oscar Wilde Read this korrent →