>>16054709>I think this is nicer.Good to know. I like both, for different reasons, of course. The life stuff didn't feel depressing to me, but I suppose that's because I usually have it bottled up and this was a means of finally airing it out, though at the expense of it bumming you out, so, sorry for that. Thanks for the wishes, things are going alright.
>>16054712>spinachI probably exaggerated, cooked spinach isn't a 10/10 in disgust for me, it's more like a 7 or 8. So it's horrible, but not like eating insects or feces. But you said I'm eating it because I want to, which I think is an interesting sentence because it's true and false. I know what you mean, I want to get the nutritional benefits out of it, but it's also false because I don't want to taste spinach. But I guess it's ultimately more true than false because I value the nutritional benefits more than I hate the taste.
And, it's not all about the nutrition either. In a weird way I do like the fact that I dislike the taste, because it's a chance for me to practice doing something I dislike in the moment for its later benefits. I think life is full of opportunities like that, where it's advantageous or even necessary to do things that you wish you didn't have to. And I could ramble on and on about this but I'll move on.
>taste budsYeah, that's sort of how I expected they would work. The taste buds send the signal, and the brain analyzes it. I was curious about who has the final say, if you know what I mean, but they're both important. The brain interprets the signals, but if the taste buds send a "corrupted" signal, the brain wouldn't necessarily know that. Though I guess you could infer something was wrong if you had an expectation of a certain taste, like if a cheeseburger tasted like fish.
>>16054712>anxiety alters taste.Really? I don't know why I'm surprised at that but I am. I know anxiety has physical effects, such as cortisol levels, but I didn't expect it to affect taste. chlimit
