the thing that “oh people can’t distinguish good wine from bad” discourse feels like it’s missing to me is that it’s making this materialist assumption that taste should be an entirely chemical phenomenon. but all food is drugs and as drugs they are sensitive to set and setting
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I mean. Agreed but surely the experience can be achieved while spending significantly less in the wine itself? Feel like im missing something here
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spending a lot of money is part of what makes the magic work. it's a ritual sacrifice. you'd have a different experience if you didn't spend the money
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Makes sense I guess. Personally I think I'd be totally unable to appreciate the experience because I'd only be thinking about how much money I blew on it 😅
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While I think it’s enriching to experience pretty much everything at least once, and different things inspire different joy, I don’t think I derive much, if any, greater positivity from expensive experiences than cheaper one.
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