This seems to be the Haskell equivalent

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

Rainer Deyke wrote:
> Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
>> Paul Graham argues that relativity of taste is just a fad:
>>
>> http://www.paulgraham.com/taste.html
> 
> His entire argument seems to hinge on the idea that the difference
> between a good artist and a bad artist is that the better artist has
> better taste.  Which is complete and utter bullshit.  The good artist is
> good because he has the skill to better express his taste, not because
> his taste itself is superior.  He can create things that are more
> beautiful (a technical skill), but only for his own sense of beauty.

I'm not sure. Actually to be frank I completely disagree. I'm trained in 
music and my father is an architect and painter; I see/hear plenty of 
work by artists that technically are very skilled but have poor taste. 
Besides, modern technology has democratized many aspects of creative 
work, but I'm almost afraid to factor that extra argument in because it 
might be attacked and evidence is powerful enough without it.

Andrei