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Here we go again ........ 'The flattery of posterity is not worth much more than contemporary flattery, which is worth nothing.' - Borges 'Those whose hearts are fixed on Reality itself deserve the title of Philosophers.' - Plato 'All truth passes through...  

In her book "On Photography" Sontag talks about the nature of old photographs, which universally seem to get better over time. The Borges quote talks to me about the value and complex nature of the critique... "It is very easy to discern flattery in most ... 

would be the bottom line to it. Exceedingly good one, thank you for the post! Cheers, Filip