Just in the sense of the old Less Wrong adage — that people go funny in the head when talking/thinking about art.
Art criticism seems (to me) to have mind-killing properties. Is that because it's tangled up with politics, somehow, or for another reason?
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Original phrase "politics is the mind-killer" is from here http://lesswrong.com/lw/gw/politics_is_the_mindkiller/ …
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Not saying art criticism is bunk or impossible to get right. Just that it tends to make people "go funny in the head."
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Oh man, sign me up for "experience reportage"! But that doesn't seem to be what most ppl do in the name of "art criticism"
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It's an open canvas for freeform meme association. Exists mainly because art is a signaling good. Very little value to reader.
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Thanks, crisp explanation. Also, perhaps it's extra problematic because we're not supposed to acknowledge the signaling games?
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drooooool
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yeup, you're long gone :P
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I think it's because perceived quality is a function of not just the piece, but also one's state of consciousness and desired…
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…experience, and few critics are able to acknowledge that or understand the frames of the target audience.
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