Good taste is the worst vice ever invented.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Good taste is criticized as a negative societal construct.
- In plain terms
- Having good taste is actually a bad thing.
- What can you take from it?
- Conventional taste limits expression.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is good taste always positive?
- What restricts authentic expression?
Another view
It conflates taste with exclusivity or snobbery.
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