Link appreciation.

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I'm convinced that there's an authentic aesthetic pleasure involved in finding connections between items that at first glance seem to be totally unrelated. I'm just not sure that it's a commonly shared pleasure.

Many years ago I remember being introduced to Synectics and immediately realizing that this was an idea that made great sense to me. Yet at that same time I was also surprised to discover that for many of the other people with whom I was studying, this seemingly obvious idea caused confusion and even distress. Thus, I can speak only for myself when I celebrate hypertextual associating - the making of seemingly unrelated items appear as though they're actually related - as an art. If art appreciation courses help people discover what isn't immediately obvious to their eyes or ears in a painting or a piece of music, perhaps I should consider offering courses in "link appreciation".

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