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I think only the people who don’t read much critically are really vehement about the subjectivity of art
This is a repetitive argument I have with my partner. Sure, art is subjective and I agree there is a learning curve to develop “taste” but some art is just objectively bad. I’ve seen people who haven’t moved over Instagram popular books mostly argue that no art is actually bad. And I think that’s a bunch of bullcrap. Of course it is! You can never compare something like a Colleen Hoover with a Virginia Woolf. I mean come on! Even if there were no technicalities involved in the making of that art, which they very much are, you can’t tell me that the former is better than the latter because it’s more approachable and makes people feel things. So what if a dumb line written by Colleen Hoover makes you feel things? So does a darn blade of grass when you’re high! I understand that taste can be a function of privilege and exposure. I’m not dismissing that. But it’s impossible for a person presented with both Dostoevsky and Yuval Harari to choose the latter. This is a hill I’m willing to die on and file for divorce over if need be.
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This is a repetitive argument I have with my partner. Sure, art is subjective and I agree there is a learning curve to develop “taste” but some art is just objectively bad. I’ve seen people who haven’t moved over Instagram popular books mostly argue that no art is actually bad. And I think that’s a bunch of bullcrap. Of course it is! You can never compare something like a Colleen Hoover with a Virginia Woolf. I mean come on! Even if there were no technicalities involved in the making of that art, which they very much are, you can’t tell me that the former is better than the latter because it’s more approachable and makes people feel things. So what if a dumb line written by Colleen Hoover makes you feel things? So does a darn blade of grass when you’re high! I understand that taste can be a function of privilege and exposure. I’m not dismissing that. But it’s impossible for a person presented with both Dostoevsky and Yuval Harari to choose the latter. This is a hill I’m willing to die on and file for divorce over if need be.
#entertainment
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