[MD] Stacks

[John Carl]

Platt and Magnus,

This idea of beauty as quality intrigues me.  Platt's right, mere appearance
can't be the sole criteria of the good, but I'm reminded of something my old
friend Steve M. used to talk about a lot - how as an engineer, (he worked on
fighter jets) he was often amazed how a design based solely upon numbers and
calculations would have visual appeal when it was good.  Almost like there's
some kind of innate sense to Quality.

But that only works with a sincere effort at Quality.  Marketing for the
masses, and imitative Quality generated by selfishly-guided intellect, can
fool you.

Sophistry, I think it's called.

Hmmm....

John

On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 8:03 AM, <plattholden at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 1 Aug 2010 at 15:07, Magnus Berg wrote:
>
> However, if the beauty you're talking about is what's at the top of
> every level, isn't that really Quality you're talking about?
>
> Hi Magnus,
>
> I was about to say, "Yes." But then I happened across an article in today's
> NYTimes entitled, "Economic Indicator: Ever Cheaper Knockoffs."
>
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/01/business/economy/01knockoff.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1
> &hpw=&adxnnlx=1280673805-fK76Sx<http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/01/business/economy/01knockoff.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1%0A&hpw=&adxnnlx=1280673805-fK76Sx>pgQCqav0y5eD1Pw&pag
>
> It's the old story of you can't tell a book by its cover. Things that
> appear
> beautiful may be of low quality.
>
> That being said and with the caution "buyer beware," I associate beauty
> with
> quality most of the time, believing with Einstein, "In science, the
> beautiful
> is the good because it has proved to be the fertile."
>
> Again, thanks for providing a visual representation of "stacks" compared to
> other hierarchies. It really helps in understanding where you're coming
> from.
>
> Platt
>
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