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>because there is no system or proof of good taste, we cannot really say that one person's taste is objectively better than another's We can't say it in times
by coldtea 2mo ago
>because there is no system or proof of good taste, we cannot really say that one person's taste is objectively better than another's
We can't say it in times of a general culture of confusion, like now. In times when there was an established cultural and artistic hierarchy, they could.
- inigyou 2mo agoWas it objectively correct or was it just the king's taste?
- red-iron-pine 2mo agoliterally: sumptuary laws restricting what you can wear, eat, or own https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumptuary_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumptuary_law not kings per se, maybe sultan, or the royal court, roman senate, etc.