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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mercurius" data-source="post: 8117762" data-attributes="member: 59082">I hear what you are saying and think it is very common for people to do this, but it is an oversimplification that too easily leads to the performative contradiction of "everything is relative." I mean, we view everything through our own subjectivity and see the world as we are, not as it is - but there also do seem to be deeper truths, and more "truer truths," even in the domain of art. And while personal preferences are all equally valid (you can't tell someone their preference is the "wrong favorite"), not all opinions on what is good art are equally valid. But your point is relevant to my point about mistaking technical proficiency with quality. If a person prefers technique over style or atmosphere, they'll tend to think that technically proficient art is inherently "better" than art that goes a different route, or is more impressionistic.</blockquote>