> Viewed this way, taste is the expression of what you percieve to be power based on your experience
What about displays of disposable wealth, which demonstrate power in a way that is nonetheless gaudy?
I don't think anyone could seriously argue that a wealthy person is less powerful than a poorer person, and yet displaying that wealth (e.g. having a solid 18k gold toilet) is clearly tasteless in the extreme. I almost wonder if you meant to say the exact opposite of what these quoted parts of your message say.
> Viewed this way, taste is the expression of what you percieve to be power based on your experience
What about displays of disposable wealth, which demonstrate power in a way that is nonetheless gaudy?
I don't think anyone could seriously argue that a wealthy person is less powerful than a poorer person, and yet displaying that wealth (e.g. having a solid 18k gold toilet) is clearly tasteless in the extreme. I almost wonder if you meant to say the exact opposite of what these quoted parts of your message say.