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user-inactivated  ·  3218 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What is a word - or definition - for this personal attribute?

Aesthete is absolutely the word you're looking for, in my opinion. Shoutout to bhrgunatha.

EDIT: I am this. I have highly-developed opinions about (almost) everything that matters (to me). This allows me to profess dedication or admiration to subcategories instead of whole subjects. I like Impressionism, not Art. Etc. The point isn't that I only like one kind of art, it's that I have a definite and refined preference for or against every kind of art.

I think everyone should aim for this mode of thought, because it goes hand in hand with knowledge and experience.