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← Beauty, or what pleases us, cannot be the basis for defining art

17 connected korrents · 11 moments from 14 Apr 2021 to 24 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under design design Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under AI slop AI slop Everything filed under taste taste Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Beauty, or what pleases us, cannot be the basis for defining art Beauty, or what pleases us, cannot be thebasis for defining art LT Leo Tolstoy — holds since c. 1897–1898 — tap for who they are Same subject: No exact definition of art exists because it has been based on beauty — tap to centre the map on it No exact definition of art existsbecause it has been based on beauty LT Leo Tolstoy — holds since c. 1897–1898 — 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: Art cannot result from external compulsion, because the labour that produces it is voluntary — tap to centre the map on it Art cannot result from externalcompulsion, because the labour thatproduces it is voluntary WM William Morris — holds since c. 1883–1888 — tap for who they are Same subject: Beauty shows that culture is not simply utilitarian, since a lack of beauty is something civilization cannot tolerate — tap to centre the map on it Beauty shows that culture is notsimply utilitarian, since a lack ofbeauty is something civilizationcannot tolerate SF Sigmund Freud — holds since c. 1930 — tap for who they are Same subject: Beauty and utility are not necessarily in opposition but often function together. — tap to centre the map on it Beauty and utility are notnecessarily in opposition but oftenfunction together. Last stated 2 years ago 26 Nov 2024 PS Patrik Schumacher — holds since 2024-11-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: One might say that human happiness is not part of the plan of creation — tap to centre the map on it One might say that human happinessis not part of the plan of creation SF Sigmund Freud — holds since c. 1930 — 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: Beauty is agency: a thing is beautiful because it has agency, not because of how it looks. — tap to centre the map on it Beauty is agency: a thing isbeautiful because it has agency, notbecause of how it looks. Last stated 3 years ago 1 Sept 2023 NO Neri Oxman — holds since 2023-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken. — tap to centre the map on it “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron,since the promise it marks has beenperpetually broken. Last stated 4 months ago 19 Jun 2026 RJ Robert Jones, Jr. — holds since 2026-06-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country may boast of its government only when its poor are well off — tap to centre the map on it A country may boast of itsgovernment only when its poor arewell off TP Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1792 — tap for who they are Same subject: A deep life is a good life — tap to centre the map on it A deep life is a good life CN Cal Newport — holds since c. 2016 — tap for who they are Same subject: A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face. — tap to centre the map on it A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-onglasses seems far more enticing thana $3,699, 700-gram headset strappedto the face. Last stated a month ago 24 Sept 2026 MS M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. — tap to centre the map on it A baby-step version of eval-drivendesign is to sketch out 10 to 20hero flows and run the feature orinteraction through them to seewhere it falls apart. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Sept 2026 EB Ed Bayes — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it A blank chat box is lazy: itviolates the first rule of a gooduser experience, that it is obviouswhat you can do. Last stated a year ago 12 May 2025 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A badly written AI outbound email isevidence of a bad vendor, not of alimit of AI. Last stated 10 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JL Jason Lemkin — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo. — tap to centre the map on it A growing fraction of social mediais AI slop influencers being repliedto by bots — an echo of an echo ofan echo. Last stated 2 months ago 23 Aug 2026 FC François Chollet — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged. — tap to centre the map on it A low-effort AI-designed landingpage costs a product its audiencebefore the product itself is everjudged. Last stated 3 months ago 13 Aug 2026 MH Mitchell Hashimoto — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Beauty, or what pleases us, cannot be the basis for defining art Last stated c. 1897–1898 Holds Leo Tolstoy Read this korrent →