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0 pointslisper3y ago0 comments

> just because you can't doesn't mean the differences aren't there

But that's the point: we could tell the difference. We just all preferred the Barefoot when we didn't know what we were drinking.

Nowadays my tastes have evolved beyond Barefoot. But there isn't anything wrong with you if you just happen not to like Chateau Petrus.

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LesZedCB3y ago

right, and i completely agree on that point.

the counter-point is that everybody uses the "taste is subjective" as a bludgeon for there being not quantifiable difference in quality between offerings.

lisperOP3y ago

Of course there are differences. But, with a very few exceptions, none of those differences make one product objectively better than the others.

diffeomorphism3y ago

There are lots of "objectively better" cases, you just have to fix what you want to measure. If you dislike bitter, then some coffees will be "objectively less bitter". Or Kraft Mac and cheese vs pricy one: one uses "objectively better quality ingredients", one tastes "objectively closer to your childhood". Or dark roasted coffee that is basically burnt is "objectively worse" than non-burnt at being coffee, but might be "objectively better" at being a roasted-tasting beverage.

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