I got the same impression. There's no nefarious conspiracy to make shitty peppers for the tasteless masses. It just makes a lot more sense to make mild peppers,

I got the same impression. There's no nefarious conspiracy to make shitty peppers for the tasteless masses. It just makes a lot more sense to make mild peppers, then add the capsaicin later on. It'd be nice if you could still get a dice-roll-super-spicy jalapeno from the grocery store, though. I can't imagine my landlord would be keen on me growing jalapenos behind my building (or maybe they'd be fine with it! There's really only one way to find out).