I could have sworn I heard something once about how fast food chains put addictive chemicals in their food. For me, I don't have an addictive personality. There's nothing in my life I feel addicted to other than fast food. It's weird. I know the food is dogshit and I can make tastier stuff at home. But I also think about getting fast food all the time and have to stop myself from ordering it a lot. It does kind feel like a dopamine hit when I open up a bag of fast food and start digging in.

    • m0ut4f33l [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      a flavorist must always consider the food’s “mouthfeel”
      everyone's talking about it now :sicko-yes:

    • Caocao [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      holy crap. Imagine if all this technology, time, and effort was put towards something that actually benefited humanity

      • D61 [any]
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        4 years ago

        It was, and the result... Raman noodles.

      • CatherineTheSoSo [any]
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        4 years ago

        It's an interesting question. Getting people the tastiest food possible on the cheap isn't in itself a bad thing. The problem is that that food is unhealthy and makes people fat. I wonder how much would it cost to make basically the same food but healthy or whether it's possible at all.