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Tasteslop
May 6, 2026
AI Analysis: Bandwagon
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Emily Segal, NEMESIS, May 06, 2026 Read this article first, then Doug Belshaw's take. This article is on the phenomenon of 'taste' (as in, she has good taste). The point here is Taste is not really a property of various objects. It is a socially validated relation between objects, people, histories, scenes, and timing. In other words, you can't really have good taste unless there's an audience that sees you and afirms your good taste.
OK? Next: Tasteslop emerges when the visible signs (or 'markers') of taste are extracted from those relations and redeployed generically. It's like slapping a Gucci lable on your t-shirt. The point here is that AI can recognize (via pattern matching) what counts as a sign of good taste (like a Gucci lable) but not when the sign has been misapplied either via lost meaning or what would need to replace them for things to feel legitimately fresh. AI intensifies this because it will just slap a taste marker into any old context, breaking down the whole culture and 'taste hierarchy' the taste marker belongs to. Web: [Direct Link] [This Post]
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