[jrvarela56]

I think it’s a mix of social media and risk aversion, this article touches on the broader discussion as it impacts many kinds of design

https://www.alexmurrell.co.uk/articles/the-age-of-average

[musebox35]

Brilliant, I have always felt that one of the major problems with machine learning, consequently LLMs, is the boring average based loss functions that under-represent the unique and the rare. It seems our collective civilization is using a similar function and heading in the same direction of optimizing for the average.

[leoedin]

The world is rapidly homogenising. You see it with “air space” interior design - coffee shops have the same aesthetic in every major city in the world. You see it in local fashions. You see it as a tourist - travel anywhere in the world and the chances are you’ll find the same kind of shop selling the same kind of trinket. Made in China with a subtly different graphic on it to represent the country you’re in.