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> "Good taste" is just another phrase that means "style that I prefer". There is no such thing as an objective ideal of good taste. Strongly disagreed overall.
by filoleg 4y ago
> "Good taste" is just another phrase that means "style that I prefer". There is no such thing as an objective ideal of good taste.
Strongly disagreed overall. I agree that there are plenty of situations where it is indeed just a matter of preference and is very subjective. But it is disingenous to claim that there is never such a thing as an objectively better preference.
Literally the specific example we are talking about in this thread - plastic prototype iPhone screens and keys scratching them. Is it really not objectively better to have a screen made of materials that don't get scratched by keys in your pocket easily? I don't think it is subjective at all.
- JohnFen 4y ago"Taste" refers to aesthetics. The plastic screen example isn't related to taste, it's related to functionality.
- filoleg 4y agoI would say it is a good taste to consider this a problem important enough to address it, while all you competitors are aware of it and just don't think of it as something in need of a solution.
- JohnFen 4y agoI think we aren't using the same definition of "taste" here. I think that considering that problem important enough to address was good business, but not related to "taste".