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on slowness, taste, and living well

Mind Mine • 1454 implied HN points • 28 Mar 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Taste Awareness
  1. Developing taste is about being present and paying attention to what brings you joy.
  2. Slowness is a byproduct of care and intention, allowing for a deeper connection to oneself.
  3. Being present and moving slowly helps in making better decisions, staying focused, and correcting problems with grace.

Covid: A Sample Size of One

David Friedman’s Substack • 143 implied HN points • 26 Jan 24
🏥 Health & Wellness COVID Symptoms Recovery Taste
  1. The author shared their personal experience with testing positive for Covid and highlighted symptoms like exhaustion, coughing, and loss of appetite.
  2. The author noticed a unique symptom where tastes became unusually strong, possibly indicating a change in their sense of taste.
  3. The author reflected on a potential silver lining of their altered taste, considering that it may align them more with their family's taste preferences.

On good taste

Erifili • 119 implied HN points • 12 Dec 23
🎨 Art & Illustration Taste Quality Cultural differences
  1. Taste is subjective, and good taste is often a matter of personal preference rather than a universal standard.
  2. Good taste can be associated with qualities like skill, emotional resonance, depth, and universality in art, music, and other forms of expression.
  3. The nature of taste remains elusive, with arguments for both objectivity and subjectivity, and it often varies based on cultural influences and temporal changes.

Useful Utility: Accounting for Taste (Part 2)

reedmolbak • 19 implied HN points • 27 Jan 24
📖 Philosophy Ethics Morality Taste Consequentialism Utilitarianism
  1. Moral philosophy can be based on individual tastes rather than universal principles, leading to ethical decisions rooted in personal preferences.
  2. Conflicts in tastes are common, and ethical choices involve recognizing and balancing personal preferences, whether altruistic or self-centered.
  3. Utilitarianism suggests evaluating and prioritizing individual tastes to make decisions that best satisfy personal desires and goals.

Kamui Genshu Publicly Available

Kamui Whisky Newsletter • 157 implied HN points • 30 Apr 23
🍲 Food & Drink Taste
  1. Kamui Genshu non-aged whisky is now available for public purchase in select locations
  2. The spirit was hand-crafted with passion and challenges faced in a remote volcanic island
  3. The taste profile includes a clean mouthfeel, slightly peated finish, and hints of Rishiri's spirit
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Taste games

DYNOMIGHT INTERNET NEWSLETTER • 2 HN points • 15 Feb 24
🎭️ Culture Taste Art Social Behavior Human nature
  1. Our tastes are influenced by our social context and cultural knowledge, often unconsciously driven by benefits and social hierarchy.
  2. People gravitate towards different types of games based on their mix of economic and cultural capital.
  3. Taste games, like the choices we make in food, fashion, and art, are deeply intertwined with social status, class, and unconscious influences.

The Little Fires of Taste

The Pamplet • 2 HN points • 02 May 23
🎭️ Culture Taste Art Literature Writing Creativity
  1. Having authentic taste means knowing what you like and what you don't like despite external influences.
  2. Developing taste is a continuous journey of self-discovery and refinement influenced by personal experiences and exposure to others.
  3. Taste is not about high or low categories; it's about expressing what you genuinely like, free from pretense or societal expectations.