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Tastes are very malleable. Among people who have gone without meat products for a while, who then taste meat products, either accidentally or on purpose, it is

Tastes are very malleable. Among people who have gone without meat products for a while, who then taste meat products, either accidentally or on purpose, it is common to be disgusted by the taste, and find it in no way resembles the one they remember. I've had the same phenomenon related to me by people who radically alter their diet in other ways, such as body builders. So, ultimately, clinging to meat 'because you prefer the taste' is more about avoiding temporary discomfort, rather than permanent dissatisfaction. Though, of course, it doesn't appear that way until after the fact.

scrollaway 12y ago
I'm a huge Linux enthusiast. Have you ever tried to put Linux on someone else's computer? Tell them that it's just so much better than Windows, and that they can do everything they currently do with it and that they won't even notice the difference!? Then you'd be a very dishonest person. Linux is not a drop-in replacement for Windows. It is far superior, there's no contest there. And in my life, with my skills, I can use my linux systems to do all the things people do with windows, most often more efficiently. But never would I market Linux as a drop-in replacement because then, when I do drop it in, people would tell me they don't like it because it doesn't feel like Windows. Are you seeing the analogy yet? Let me help you... I installed Linux on my mom's laptop. I told her it would be very different but that I'm sure she could adapt, and that I'd be able to help her if she runs into trouble. She never had problems with it and only ever needed my help to print things. By contrast, had I told her it would "all be the same", she'd have been very upset, right? So why are people trying to get meat-lovers to eat "veggie meat" by telling them it's a replacement for it? Here, just yesterday, in the "What to eat after the apocalypse?" article: > "You would never know the difference between say, a sausage patty, a veggie sausage patty, and an insect sausage patty. It’s all the same! It’s just the spices." WTF? Yes, I can taste the difference. Something is wrong with your senses if you can't. That's not to say I dislike the taste, but that you won't get people to eat these things by telling them "close your eyes, pinch your nose, and just imagine you're eating caviar". I'm finding it very hard to explain my point further. It boggles my mind that people try to sell this stuff by ... lying.

scrollaway 12y ago

I'm a huge Linux enthusiast. Have you ever tried to put Linux on someone else's computer? Tell them that it's just so much better than Windows, and that they can do everything they currently do with it and that they won't even notice the difference!? Then you'd be a very dishonest person. Linux is not a drop-in replacement for Windows. It is far superior, there's no contest there. And in my life, with my skills, I can use my linux systems to do all the things people do with windows, most often more efficiently. But never would I market Linux as a drop-in replacement because then, when I do drop it in, people would tell me they don't like it because it doesn't feel like Windows. Are you seeing the analogy yet? Let me help you... I installed Linux on my mom's laptop. I told her it would be very different but that I'm sure she could adapt, and that I'd be able to help her if she runs into trouble. She never had problems with it and only ever needed my help to print things. By contrast, had I told her it would "all be the same", she'd have been very upset, right? So why are people trying to get meat-lovers to eat "veggie meat" by telling them it's a replacement for it? Here, just yesterday, in the "What to eat after the apocalypse?" article: > "You would never know the difference between say, a sausage patty, a veggie sausage patty, and an insect sausage patty. It’s all the same! It’s just the spices." WTF? Yes, I can taste the difference. Something is wrong with your senses if you can't. That's not to say I dislike the taste, but that you won't get people to eat these things by telling them "close your eyes, pinch your nose, and just imagine you're eating caviar". I'm finding it very hard to explain my point further. It boggles my mind that people try to sell this stuff by ... lying.