> It's the height of arrogance for an individual cook to believe that they possess genius exceeding the crowd-sourced collective imaginations of an entire peopl

> It's the height of arrogance for an individual cook to believe that they possess genius exceeding the crowd-sourced collective imaginations of an entire people. It's not just cooks and chefs, but all artists. What's the number 1 reason hollywood/publishers/author's guild are vehemently against users modifying their movies/books to better suit their tastes? "It destroys the artistic intent of the creator. The artist intended it for it to be consumed in a specific way, and by [removing the mushrooms/censoring the swear words/making all the characters zombies/etc.], you've created something the artist did not intend for you to consume" And my response is: well, obviously! It is the height of arrogance to get offended when someone modifies your (dish/movie/book) to be more to their liking as it implies your original creation was perfect and could not be improved upon!