"In the end, the question is not whether canons like these are good or bad—constant list-making is the predictable result of a society that nurtures the collection instinct. The question is which one you respect. Finding a curator whose taste and expertise you trust isn’t easy, but it’s worth it. Even Nick Hornby recognizes the addictive power of list-making. A few years after finishing High Fidelity, he published Songbook. It’s a list of his favorite songs."
Matthew Dessem in Good magazine ponders the practice of listmaking.
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