if people had meaningful input into how things looked, and some things that were ugly (to me) emerged, awesome!
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I'm concerned that we don't have much input into how things look, and I think that's bad for us and sad
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That we don't have enough input into defining "beauty" where we are the main affected parties is abt power
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You can sub beauty with any variable that people should control in proportion to their stake in it.
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One reason I am wary of your communitarianism is precisely that. Eg. HOAs dictating lawn aesthetics.
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A Pattern Language-style aesthetics is the opposite of that, each thing fitted to its place and use, not cookie cutter
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ugh that's a good way to phrase how terrible using cliches when talking to someone is: they don't fit
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or why people talking in memes is obnoxious: they're trying to slot pegs into holes that aren't there
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