I didn't learn anything from

artappraiser — Tue, 20 Mar 2018 03:42:09 +0000

I didn't learn anything from the article that I didn't already know about "Trump taste", but that could be because of my career, life history and interests. "Trump taste" is like art or pornography only in that: you know it when you see it but it's real hard to put into words. Where you use it as a label to explain something that hard to put into words, i.e. "you know, Trump style." I can struggle to explain it with some words a little bit for your thread, throw some stuff out there:

TACKY. nouveau riche. bourgeois. no class, doesn't get old rich aristocratic taste, very much wants to, but doesn't get it, pitiable rather than pitiful lack of confidence even though wealthy
preferring things look to look clean and new. doesn't get patina of age, wear and tear of age something to be embarassed of, doesn't get antiques or maybe even doesn't get history
actually liking the concept of the original Coney Island and Atlantic City and "carny world" in general instead of appreciating them ironically
not getting that part of the allure of Las Vegas is that it has zero pretensions to "class", just the opposite, it is the ideal of American classlessness
Queens (and Brighton Beach, Brooklyn-Russian immigrant) taste. Tony Soprano's New Jersey taste. Recent immigrant taste. What immigrants think high-class America is gonna look like.
Homogenized. Wonder Bread.
Many many degrees away from the level of irony needed to navigate current mass culture much less elite culture
not able to enjoy the real fruits of luxurious living in a sensuous manner, instead always anxious about whether things appear "classy" enough
appealing to wealthy Chinese tourists (replacing Japanese tourists who used to be like that but aren't anymore)
Worth Avenue in Palm Beach, FL. Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, CA.
The Stepford Wives lifestyle.

My takeaway was "very few

PeraclesPlease — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 20:03:48 +0000

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My takeaway was "very few lights on and nobody home". And no, it's much worse than mediocre - that's just the everday feeling. The final crash is much worse.

America already had a

NCD — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 19:18:29 +0000

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America already had a reputation for being relentlessly mediocre, didn't it?

What isn't mediocre, education, national lands and parks, social values of equality, tolerance, democratic values, promotion of human rights, destination for the 'tempest tossed', land of opportunity for all....yes, Trump and the Republicans are trying to destroy.

I really think this is worth

barefooted — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 18:09:16 +0000

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I really think this is worth a read. And I'd love to know if I'm the only one who finds it weirdly enlightening.

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I didn't learn anything from

My takeaway was "very few

America already had a

I really think this is worth