• tyler@programming.dev
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    21 days ago

    It’s also bitter, which humans are evolved to dislike. So it literally is an acquired taste, because some people drink decaf.

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      Could just be changing taste buds. I never made a concerted effort to stop wanting sweet things but in my late 20s I pretty much never made an effort to acquire them on my own. I don’t dislike ice cream but I’ve literally never bought it or any sweets for more than a decade now.

      With that change came enjoying bitter tastes more as well.

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      21 days ago

      I mean that’s fair, and there are plenty of foods like bitter squash that some people enjoy a lot with no addictive chemicals (I know of)

      But at the same time, I never met a decaf fan who didn’t first like caf