goo!! on Nostr: yes, although that usually refers to the "meaning" behind a work, not its status as ...

yes, although that usually refers to the "meaning" behind a work, not its status as art/not-art. We can argue about what the word "dog" refers to, but we cannot argue its status as a word, only its meaning.

same example; the M70 was not made to be pretty, we decided it was after it was released - but as much as we can debate if its pretty or not, we cannot argue that it is a gun