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Everything made is art, varying only in quality

There is no threshold above which something becomes art; everything people make is art to varying degrees of goodness, so a crap coffee mug is art (just not good art), and some AI-generated images are good enough that Graham would be impressed if a person had made them — placing them above the threshold many people imagine.

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Speaker

Paul Graham

Evidence Quote

My crap carnation coffee mug is art. It’s just not very good art.

Source

Paul GrahamConversations with Tyler
Created: 6/12/2026, 4:55:44 PM

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