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What’s left when you can’t use it

On Aesthetics, the general and the specific

Nitzan Hermon
Jun 08, 2026
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Source, Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose.

Aesthetics can’t be general, because then it would be a utility1.

Useful things are, by their nature, swappable. A hammer is a hammer for whoever picks it up. A kilowatt does the same work in any wire. A dollar is a dollar in any hand. That’s the whole point of a tool. It doesn’t care who’s holding it, and you ca…

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