> There's also the fact that if we are still talking about a story from 1883, it says more about the quality of that specific work than the average of the era.
Yes, exactly!
Old things that are still remembered have passed a lot of filters, significantly raising the probability that they're worth attending to.
It's not going to be true for everything, but it's a helpful role of thumb.
Yes, exactly!
Old things that are still remembered have passed a lot of filters, significantly raising the probability that they're worth attending to.
It's not going to be true for everything, but it's a helpful role of thumb.