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The Problem of Search and the Aesthete

In the process of setting up this blog, I spent a considerable amount of time searching for a suitable theme. Initially I toyed with the idea of building my own. I calculated that my time would be better spend on other projects, however, especially with the the panoply of high quality themes already available.

Immediately I found myself awash in hundreds of potential templates. I spent weeks paging through thousands of themes. The vastness of offerings led me to believe the perfect theme might lie somewhere just beyond the “next page” button. The task quickly consumed far more time than crafting a custom theme would have. When I finally picked a theme, extensive modifications and fixes were still required. On the whole, my experience of searching for a theme was miserable.

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