Work developed through artistic value and/or subjectivity (songs, books, movies, speeches, paintings, consumer products). My point is the greatest works stand the test of time and are typically studied/appreciated over the years. Ex’s like Paul Graham’s essays, albums from decades before, or even the minimalistic design of Apple. If people keep coming back, it got something right and was likely ahead of its time. Compared to other metrics (total impressions or number of comments), repeat behavior tells a less noisy story about the quality of the work. Level, 1, 2,3 were arbitrarily chosen. What I meant was when you move from something early-stage to mainstream, you have to let go of some of the beliefs or ideas that may have garnered your first fans.
I agree with your negative examples, but those are hardly the kind of businesses I’d ever want to work in.
Work developed through artistic value and/or subjectivity
thanks for clarifying! so, to be clear, is the claim you’re making that: work that has artistic or otherwise subjective aims/values can find a measurement of its value in the extent to which its “customers” (which might include e.g. “appreciators of its art” or “lovers of its beauty”) keep coming back.
does that sound like an accurate description of the view you’re endorsing, or am i getting something wrong in there?
what kind of work did you have in mind when writing this take?
what do you mean by Levels 1, 2, or 3? i have no idea what this is in reference to.
Work developed through artistic value and/or subjectivity (songs, books, movies, speeches, paintings, consumer products). My point is the greatest works stand the test of time and are typically studied/appreciated over the years. Ex’s like Paul Graham’s essays, albums from decades before, or even the minimalistic design of Apple. If people keep coming back, it got something right and was likely ahead of its time. Compared to other metrics (total impressions or number of comments), repeat behavior tells a less noisy story about the quality of the work. Level, 1, 2,3 were arbitrarily chosen. What I meant was when you move from something early-stage to mainstream, you have to let go of some of the beliefs or ideas that may have garnered your first fans.
I agree with your negative examples, but those are hardly the kind of businesses I’d ever want to work in.
thanks for clarifying! so, to be clear, is the claim you’re making that: work that has artistic or otherwise subjective aims/values can find a measurement of its value in the extent to which its “customers” (which might include e.g. “appreciators of its art” or “lovers of its beauty”) keep coming back.
does that sound like an accurate description of the view you’re endorsing, or am i getting something wrong in there?
yes that’s basically it, thanks!