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meander_water ◴[] No.44469163[source]
> the "taste-skill discrepancy." Your taste (your ability to recognize quality) develops faster than your skill (your ability to produce it). This creates what Ira Glass famously called "the gap," but I think of it as the thing that separates creators from consumers.

This resonated quite strongly with me. It puts into words something that I've been feeling when working with AI. If you're new to something and using AI for it, it automatically boosts the floor of your taste, but not your skill. And you end up never slowing down to make mistakes and learn, because you can just do it without friction.

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theshrike79 ◴[] No.44470520[source]
This is Rick Rubin pretty much. He has 100/100 in taste, but almost 0/100 in skill.

He can't really play an instrument, but he knows exactly what works and what doesn't and can articulate it.

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alistairSH ◴[] No.44472049[source]
That’s an odd take for a massively successful person. In the realm of producing hip-hop, his taste and skill are at the top of the industry.

Sort of like saying Bill Belichick has a skill gap because he’s not a top NFL player. AFAIK he never played pro ball at all (and college wasn’t at a top D1 program). Bit, he’s undeniably one of the most successful coaches in the business.

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1. satyrun ◴[] No.44473298[source]
Rubin was also in the right place at the right time.

Putting out Run-DMC – Raising Hell, Slayer – Reign in Blood and Beastie Boys – Licensed to Ill in the same year is completely insane but things are probably much different if he is 20 years older or 20 years younger. '

He was in the perfect place as hip hop and metal were taking off.