What Henrik Karlsson thinks about taste

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Swedish essayist who writes Escaping Flatland, a newsletter of essays on relationships, thinking, writing and homeschooling.

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1 dated position, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Henrik Karlsson has said — not written or endorsed by them.

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1. 15 Oct 2026

   Our readingMost possible musical systems are barren, and only a very small subset of the infinite possible musics resonate with people.

   Their wordsMost of the landscapes we would find if we enumerated all possible musical grammars would be barren. There are an infinite number of possible musics, and only a very small subset of them will resonate with the human soul.

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