• JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social
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    21 hours ago

    Good question.

    • Taste buds changing with age is deffo a legit concern.
    • Retraining my diet & tastebuds over the years to reject salty, processed food is a factor.
    • Failing memory? Also, a concern.
    • But more likely of all, the core bastard of bastards? Enshittification.

    Take “Corn Nuts,” for example…

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        18 hours ago

        Nono, that’s the outlier. That’s what I was trying to say, but maybe I messed that up?

        Corn Nuts are still ‘magic, crunchiness in the mouth.’
        They’re still amazing, as always. :D

        (there’s actually a chemistry-backstory behind all that, but that’s… a different convo for a different c/)

        Dudes…

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          19 hours ago

          (there’s actually a chemistry-backstory behind all that, but that’s… a different convo for a different c/)

          Look at this guy, edging us with science facts

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            12 hours ago

            Chemistry fascinates me, but I’m a complete idiot when it comes to explaining its mechanisms. If that’s “edging,” well then, color me infectuous! :D

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              12 hours ago

              Ask your local AI.

              I’m too stoopid to explain why Corn Nuts taste so incredible, while the competitors taste so arse. I’m not kidding! It has to do with chemistry…