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pinpointerfavicon w green border.jpg (1441 bytes)  Who you pick as your guide makes a big difference in what you see.

 
Here's an example from the visual arts.   Let's say you'd like a painting with some red in it...

Specifying Red.jpg (26027 bytes)

 

...and you pick Art for Everyone to show you a subset of  the artwork having this characteristic.

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Here's a sampling of what you'll see:

Results - Red & Everyone - cropped.jpg (28684 bytes)

 

What happens if you pick somebody else's subset of the content?

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Your view is considerably different now:

Results - Red & Project Z - cropped.jpg (28537 bytes)

 

Whichever subset you prefer, you're likely to become impatient while rummaging through the other one.
-- Choosing between Art for Everyone and project z is like choosing to shop in a store that
    caters to your own tastes.
-- When there's an overwhelming amount of material competing for your attention, narrowing
    down what's presented to a "retail" view of it keeps your experience enjoyable.
-- This capability is even more necessary for presenting independent music and writing.
-- With these, more time is required to evaluate each item.
-- Plowing through material you don't enjoy quickly becomes exhausting.
-- To keep at it, you'll need a high success ratio in discovering the gems.

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