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People love to try to appear to be exceptional in some way. Some people think that by eating food which is difficult to consume without first accustoming themse

People love to try to appear to be exceptional in some way. Some people think that by eating food which is difficult to consume without first accustoming themselves, they will be able to distinguish themselves from the common herd. My feeling about this is antagonistic to their unwarranted self-regard; by attempting to earmark themselves merely by the act of consuming a food, they instead display their mediocrity.

surrey-fringe 9y ago
/r/iamverysmart
- clock_tower 9y ago
  I agree with what he's saying, but you do have a point. Good prose is lucid; eschew obfuscation, as the saying goes.
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always_good 9y ago
You just sound like someone who doesn't enjoy the heat, yet managed to come up with a righteous backsplanation for why that must be. Peppers simply heighten the experience of eating, like having your ass slapped during sex.
- clock_tower 9y ago
  But they do mask the quality of other ingredients -- note the Frenchman's comment above.
  - always_good 9y ago
    That's a separate issue from this thread. Adding enough sex to a movie will teeter it into pornography, but that doesn't mean it's unenjoyable. And I'm not convinced most heat-lovers add it to the point where they cannot taste anything. I live in Mexico where I suppose most people are part of the mediocre herd that Safety1stClyde so insists he's not, yet the people I know reaching for the hotter salsas have a tolerance to the milder ones. Suggesting that it's "to look cool" is petty.
ianai 9y ago
There will always be people that make an ego-grab out of anything. As a New Mexican native, I can tell you there's plenty of chile lovers that honestly love the flavor. I love chile so much on its own right. In my opinion, the flavor is as complex as vanilla. In the right context chile tastes downright sweet. If you add chile to coffee or chocolate it can taste floral.

surrey-fringe 9y ago

/r/iamverysmart

clock_tower 9y ago
I agree with what he's saying, but you do have a point. Good prose is lucid; eschew obfuscation, as the saying goes.

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always_good 9y ago

You just sound like someone who doesn't enjoy the heat, yet managed to come up with a righteous backsplanation for why that must be. Peppers simply heighten the experience of eating, like having your ass slapped during sex.

clock_tower 9y ago
But they do mask the quality of other ingredients -- note the Frenchman's comment above.
- always_good 9y ago
  That's a separate issue from this thread. Adding enough sex to a movie will teeter it into pornography, but that doesn't mean it's unenjoyable. And I'm not convinced most heat-lovers add it to the point where they cannot taste anything. I live in Mexico where I suppose most people are part of the mediocre herd that Safety1stClyde so insists he's not, yet the people I know reaching for the hotter salsas have a tolerance to the milder ones. Suggesting that it's "to look cool" is petty.

ianai 9y ago

There will always be people that make an ego-grab out of anything. As a New Mexican native, I can tell you there's plenty of chile lovers that honestly love the flavor. I love chile so much on its own right. In my opinion, the flavor is as complex as vanilla. In the right context chile tastes downright sweet. If you add chile to coffee or chocolate it can taste floral.