Monitor Calibration – do we really need it?

OutdoorPhoto have an article on monitor calibration on their site. It begins thus,

I have been wanting to tackle this question for some time now and have been pondering the answer and from which angle to handle it.

A recent conversation brought it to a head, though. so here goes:

If: Colour is perceived differently by different people, and
If: Photography for the sake of Art can have some lenience as to colour accuracy,
then: Why do we need to calibrate our monitors?

Well the answer is actually quite simple.

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