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Ben's avatar

And, yeah, “scholar.” Galenson went by which works were reproduced in textbooks, exhibited in museums, and discussed in other scholarly works, and how often. Art History has clearer markers of expertise than rock/pop music criticism, though. And he was writing in ca. 2000 when it was easier to parse the discourse.

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Thea Wood's avatar

Agreed about markers of expertise. Does a 16 yo TikTok influencer with 500k followers sit at the same table as Ted Gioia?

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Ben's avatar

Ha! Hard to say, but I would love to sit at that table, too, just to hear what would get said.

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