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Or any type of connoisseur

by umvi 3y ago

Gigachad 3y ago
I’ve noticed the “connoisseur” types seem to always be miserable. No product is ever good enough, everything has flaws and you always have to spend top dollar to still receive a flawed product. I fell in to this trap previously. Spent $4000AUD on a huge OLED tv, then when I had to move it was too big to bring so I sold it and bought a similar sized IPS tv for $900. Realised that, yes, I can see the difference between an oled and an IPS tv, but I do not enjoy using it any less. I had spent an extra $3000 and got no extra enjoyment from it.
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- ubercore 3y ago
  I've gone this path with audio. Spent some time and effort on a good system (nothing crazy, but I was happy), had to move, just got a sonos system for convenience and because placement of speakers was hard in our new place. Can definitely hear the difference, but I've been happy enough that I've lived with Sonos for 2 years now.
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- zorrolovsky 3y ago
  No, I found an exception: cheesoisseur - that is, cheese appreciator. At least in my experience. From years 0 to 25 I kept my taste in cheese simple. Then, one day at 25 I went to a wedding and tasted a couple strong cheeses that carved a path in my neurons for the rest of my life: Epoisses, Cabrales, Stilton, Queijo Serra da Estrela. I've been enjoying that stuff for 20 years now. Some of the cheeses are somehow expensive but nothing stupid if compared to gadgets, audiophile equipment, wine or clothing brands. I can buy 250gr Epoisses at £8, 10$ USD, or 9.5 EUR at a couple major supermarkets in the UK. And let me tell you, all I need in life is a long run in the morning and eating Epoisses at any point in the day. That's the description of heaven to me... the rest is superfluous.
  - notahacker 3y ago
    You just sound like someone who enjoys cheese! A wine connoisseur wouldn't be seen dead picking their wines from the upper mid-range section of a supermarket and would try to avoid actually drinking the stuff where possible, and I assume cheese works on the same principle. To be a true connoisseur you should probably go to an artisanal cheese maker, ask lots of questions about churning process then take a very small piece, tap it lightly to your tongue and mutter "bad mould pairing, not as well aged as the 2019 variety"

Or any type of connoisseur

by umvi 3y ago

Or any type of connoisseur

I’ve noticed the “connoisseur” types seem to always be miserable. No product is ever good enough, everything has flaws and you always have to spend top dollar to still receive a flawed product. I fell in to this trap previously. Spent $4000AUD on a huge OLED tv, then when I had to move it was too big to bring so I sold it and bought a similar sized IPS tv for $900. Realised that, yes, I can see the difference between an oled and an IPS tv, but I do not enjoy using it any less. I had spent an extra $3000 and got no extra enjoyment from it.

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ubercore 3y ago
I've gone this path with audio. Spent some time and effort on a good system (nothing crazy, but I was happy), had to move, just got a sonos system for convenience and because placement of speakers was hard in our new place. Can definitely hear the difference, but I've been happy enough that I've lived with Sonos for 2 years now.
- censor_me 3y ago
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zorrolovsky 3y ago
No, I found an exception: cheesoisseur - that is, cheese appreciator. At least in my experience. From years 0 to 25 I kept my taste in cheese simple. Then, one day at 25 I went to a wedding and tasted a couple strong cheeses that carved a path in my neurons for the rest of my life: Epoisses, Cabrales, Stilton, Queijo Serra da Estrela. I've been enjoying that stuff for 20 years now. Some of the cheeses are somehow expensive but nothing stupid if compared to gadgets, audiophile equipment, wine or clothing brands. I can buy 250gr Epoisses at £8, 10$ USD, or 9.5 EUR at a couple major supermarkets in the UK. And let me tell you, all I need in life is a long run in the morning and eating Epoisses at any point in the day. That's the description of heaven to me... the rest is superfluous.
- notahacker 3y ago
  You just sound like someone who enjoys cheese! A wine connoisseur wouldn't be seen dead picking their wines from the upper mid-range section of a supermarket and would try to avoid actually drinking the stuff where possible, and I assume cheese works on the same principle. To be a true connoisseur you should probably go to an artisanal cheese maker, ask lots of questions about churning process then take a very small piece, tap it lightly to your tongue and mutter "bad mould pairing, not as well aged as the 2019 variety"