Hacker News: throw7488578https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=throw7488578Hacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Sat, 24 Oct 2026 17:53:51 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by throw7488578 in "How is music possible"]]>I know that. I’m arguing the term is dumb, since it waters down the natural meaning of words, making it harder to communicate effectively. Art historians should come up with a different, more specific term.

]]>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 16:58:26 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50223072throw7488578https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50223072https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50223072<![CDATA[New comment by throw7488578 in "How is music possible"]]>Van Gogh lived in the XIX century. How many centuries must pass before we stop calling that modern? What words should we use for things which are actually modern?

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