Seth's Blog : The difference between patina and cruft
The difference between patina and cruft
Cruft is obsolete. Cruft is broken, discarded, non-functioning refuse that should be hauled away.
Patina is the wabi-sabi of positive use. A bookshelf of well-worn encyclopedias (now replaced by Wikipedia) has a patina to it. Simply seeing it reminds us of the possibility of discovery.
Patina makes it easier to go forward. Cruft gets in our way.
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