I was looking through your posts, but this one appears to say precisely that.
That was written after the grandparent, first of all. Secondly, see my reply to you there: it doesn’t say that at all, unless you invoke additional premises (such as “utilizing more intellectual resources” implying “objectively better”) that I haven’t stated.
No, it does not make you smarter than everyone else.
Do you deny that appreciation of contemporary art music (or even Schoenberg) is Bayesian evidence of high IQ?
but I recall you saying you were using your own personal definition of “IQ” as well
For purposes of this specific sub-discussion (regarding empirical predictions), you may assume that I am talking about “the thing measured by IQ tests”.
That presses your personal buttons very effectively, but it’s not a universal button and—and this is the key point—it’s not the greatest of all buttons.
I haven’t come close to claiming that my buttons are universal. As for “greatest”, well, obviously I think the music I like is the greatest music. But this isn’t an information-free statement: there are reasons I like the music I like, and those reasons are not unrelated to musical ability and experience. Obviously, there’s a personal component, too—I like some composers and works better than others of equal sophistication—but that personal component plays a much smaller role in explaining my “disagreement” with nonspecialists than it does in explaining my disagreements with specialists (which will tend to be much narrower).
Can simple art be effective?
Yes, as long as interest comes from somewhere. Superficial “complication” is not the only way to create interest.
That was written after the grandparent, first of all. Secondly, see my reply to you there: it doesn’t say that at all, unless you invoke additional premises (such as “utilizing more intellectual resources” implying “objectively better”) that I haven’t stated.
Do you deny that appreciation of contemporary art music (or even Schoenberg) is Bayesian evidence of high IQ?
For purposes of this specific sub-discussion (regarding empirical predictions), you may assume that I am talking about “the thing measured by IQ tests”.
I haven’t come close to claiming that my buttons are universal. As for “greatest”, well, obviously I think the music I like is the greatest music. But this isn’t an information-free statement: there are reasons I like the music I like, and those reasons are not unrelated to musical ability and experience. Obviously, there’s a personal component, too—I like some composers and works better than others of equal sophistication—but that personal component plays a much smaller role in explaining my “disagreement” with nonspecialists than it does in explaining my disagreements with specialists (which will tend to be much narrower).
Yes, as long as interest comes from somewhere. Superficial “complication” is not the only way to create interest.