I enjoyed the article, but I found the description of taste a bit nebulous.
I think part of it is the knowledge and experience you base your expectations/perspective on.
I would argue that there is a subjective aspect to taste that is determined by your personal/technical values. Having different values doesn't mean you have bad taste, it means you're optimising for different things.
If you find yourself in an environment where you're unhappy because things don't match your taste, you might value different things. This doesn't necessarily mean anything is wrong or objectively bad.
I think it's useful to frame things in this way because it can prevent you from dismissing the opinions of people that value different things.
Diversity of opinion and perspective is a good thing to a certain degree. Lack of a common set of shared values is probably a breeding ground for conflict though!
I think part of it is the knowledge and experience you base your expectations/perspective on.
I would argue that there is a subjective aspect to taste that is determined by your personal/technical values. Having different values doesn't mean you have bad taste, it means you're optimising for different things.
If you find yourself in an environment where you're unhappy because things don't match your taste, you might value different things. This doesn't necessarily mean anything is wrong or objectively bad.
I think it's useful to frame things in this way because it can prevent you from dismissing the opinions of people that value different things.
Diversity of opinion and perspective is a good thing to a certain degree. Lack of a common set of shared values is probably a breeding ground for conflict though!