You wouldn’t be wrong to think that folks shouldn’t judge people based on their taste. It’s taste—subjective, personal, you can’t really compare it in a way that it wouldn’t belike, just your opinion, man.But remember, this is the internet. Everything goes here. The collective hive-mind of judgment online is just a part of the internet and we have to accept it.It’s not all negative though. Sometimes, folks online point fingers at awful taste only to commend the great execution that follows it. And you bet there’s a dedicated community for that niche too.This post may includeaffiliate links.
You wouldn’t be wrong to think that folks shouldn’t judge people based on their taste. It’s taste—subjective, personal, you can’t really compare it in a way that it wouldn’t belike, just your opinion, man.
But remember, this is the internet. Everything goes here. The collective hive-mind of judgment online is just a part of the internet and we have to accept it.
It’s not all negative though. Sometimes, folks online point fingers at awful taste only to commend the great execution that follows it. And you bet there’s a dedicated community for that niche too.
This post may includeaffiliate links.
If you’re been around the internet for long, you’ll likely know of the r/ATBGE, orAwfulTasteButGreatExecution, community on Reddit.It’s a subreddit dedicated to sharing all things gaudy, tacky, overdone or tasteless, but done in a way that makes you doubt any of its negatives. In fact, you might spiral into a love-and-hate affair over it.In other words, it looks like its lacking in elegance and grace, but is otherwise masterfully crafted.
If you’re been around the internet for long, you’ll likely know of the r/ATBGE, orAwfulTasteButGreatExecution, community on Reddit.
It’s a subreddit dedicated to sharing all things gaudy, tacky, overdone or tasteless, but done in a way that makes you doubt any of its negatives. In fact, you might spiral into a love-and-hate affair over it.
In other words, it looks like its lacking in elegance and grace, but is otherwise masterfully crafted.
The community was created in mid-2016—right about when the world started going south—and has since then grown to become one of the top-ranking subreddits out there.The community boasts a solid 2.1 million members and is considered the top 1% of the Reddit ecosystem.
The community was created in mid-2016—right about when the world started going south—and has since then grown to become one of the top-ranking subreddits out there.
The community boasts a solid 2.1 million members and is considered the top 1% of the Reddit ecosystem.
Subreddits mostly aim to call themselves in self-explanatory ways, and this is no exception.The shared content mostly revolves around tattoos or other personal aesthetic decisions—brains for haircuts,religio-classic self-iconographic tattoos,literal body suits, what have you—there’s alsoproduct designs,statues, andart in generalthat’s often featured in this group.
Subreddits mostly aim to call themselves in self-explanatory ways, and this is no exception.
The shared content mostly revolves around tattoos or other personal aesthetic decisions—brains for haircuts,religio-classic self-iconographic tattoos,literal body suits, what have you—there’s alsoproduct designs,statues, andart in generalthat’s often featured in this group.
When it comes to determining whattasteis all about, David Hume’s essay titledOf The Standard of Tasteis a good guide. Hume’s essay attempts to discuss and determine the aesthetic standards and understanding of what makes things beautiful to us. Or at the very least, aesthetically pleasing to the eyes, heart, and mind.
The other side of the argument isthe objectiveelement. This is meant to be a common ground with which people can evaluate works of art and aesthetics. It’s a kind of shared human convention for judgment, one that is not individual, but rather unbiased, critical and one that adheres to specific universal criteria.
Subjective taste is something we just have from the get-go, but objective taste demands refinement. Hume believed that, in order for one to acquire an objective taste meant that they need to expose themselves to that which is objectively considered asgood. That means reading books, going to museums to experience art, and otherwise training yourself to understand what the “it” factor is in the collective hive-mind.
Now, David Hume is one of many people who have discussed the idea of personal and objective taste. German philosopher Immanuel Kant wroteCritique of Judgment, which deals with pleasure in form and arrangement versus pleasure in the idea of the infinite.Walter Benjamin is another philosopher and cultural critic who dove into the topic, explaining how tech and mass production affects our experience of art in hisThe Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction.
Now, David Hume is one of many people who have discussed the idea of personal and objective taste. German philosopher Immanuel Kant wroteCritique of Judgment, which deals with pleasure in form and arrangement versus pleasure in the idea of the infinite.
Walter Benjamin is another philosopher and cultural critic who dove into the topic, explaining how tech and mass production affects our experience of art in hisThe Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction.
Now, if you still have a thirst for tasteless things of exceptional craftsmanship,this Bored Panda articlemight just be your next stop as it featuresmoreof what you’ve seen today.And if all that you’ve taken from this listicle today is “screw what the greats and not-so-greats say about taste, I’m gonna decide that for myself,” then just roll with it.Speaking of which, there’s an entire comment section awaiting your judgments, opinions, and stories of what taste is or anything else that you’ve seen or read here today.
Now, if you still have a thirst for tasteless things of exceptional craftsmanship,this Bored Panda articlemight just be your next stop as it featuresmoreof what you’ve seen today.
And if all that you’ve taken from this listicle today is “screw what the greats and not-so-greats say about taste, I’m gonna decide that for myself,” then just roll with it.
Speaking of which, there’s an entire comment section awaiting your judgments, opinions, and stories of what taste is or anything else that you’ve seen or read here today.
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