korrents

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People in similar social positions tend to share tastes, and the social hierarchy labels some tastes good and others bad.

Drawn from what W. David Marx said

taste
What this subject means

taste Whether good and bad exist in made things, and how a maker comes to tell them apart.

What is taste, and why does it matter now?under our view: Taste is a social signal: what counts as good follows who is on top

What W. David Marx actually said

  1. W. David Marx Tokyo-based American writer; author of Ametora (2015)
    People in similar social positions tend to have similar tastes (so-called “taste worlds”), and the social hierarchy elevates some tastes as “good” and disparages others as “bad."

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