Also, beer, olive oil, and cigars, and every other food people argue over and say "No, just try it, you'll see I'm right, and you're wrong."

I mean flavor, not nutritional quality, so yeah, some "cheese" is not actually cheese, but flavor-wise, it's all fine. It's designed to taste good, and people buy it by the truckload.

"Oh, you just haven't had really good coffee." No, I have had coffee people claim is "really good", expensive coffee, brewed "just right", but again, it's just different to me, not better. And, no again, I don't put sugar or anything in it.

"You just don't have a 'refined pallet'." Bullshit elitism. Proven when it comes to wine, at least. People can't tell the difference between expensive wine and box wine.

Different, not better. Yes, of course, it's subjective, but the way people argue shows that many don't actually believe that. And, you'll be dismissed for not agreeing.

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[–] 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Lmao, OP you might want to get your taste buds checked, or spend more time paying attention to what you're experiencing.

Yes taste is subjective, and the placebo effect is real, that doesn't meant that it's completely subjective or that there isn't broad overlapping of bell curves.

Some flavours genuinely have more complexity than others, and there's more for your brain to appreciate and process. It's why children love pure sugar candy and adults generally don't. Our brains have grown bored by just a simple flavour, kids haven't.

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