Thursday, January 11, 2024

Why We Can't Have Nice Things


[ed. Beautiful. Reminds me of this: "Why We Can't Have Nice Things" (Ben Landau-Taylor):]

"The things around us have become plainer. In 1923, or 1823, the fashion was for intricate and richly ornamented architecture, furniture, clothes, dishware, or whatever else. In 2023, fashionable objects are plain and minimalist, if not outright utilitarian. Steve Jobs believed that every object should look as much like a featureless white sphere as possible, and the rest of us follow in his footsteps."

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