Recently, I visited the internet archive, and looked at one of the profiles I had in the past.

Who the heck was that guy, anyway?

The funny thing is I've never really liked grapes, as far as I can remember. :D

But I guess olives are an acquired taste, children probably don't like anything with an extreme taste (extremely salty in this case) - unless it's extremely sweet, of course. ;)

I prefer to just throw in some berries, vinegar, cream, vanilla powder, a sqeeze of lemon, sug... wait, wait... that's.. no yeah, it's pavlova cake...

I personally look down on these people. Not because they eat what they don't want, it's because they delude themselves thinking it's the best for the human body and environment.

Gluten-free: usually means more carbohydrate/starch and little vitamins/mineral. Also, it tends to be a fad. Most people talk about "gluten-free" being the single best thing human came up with, but in reality they really doesn't understand why they really do it (as you mentioned earlier, sheep-mentality).
Low-fat: Also a fad. Usually means they're starving themselves as the body needs fat, especially for ADEK vitamins. Carbohydrates can be more fattening than fat.
Soy: Just as bad as hormon-infused milk, especially if you're a man or a woman in their mid-life.
Five star meals: Talk about polluting and a waste of money. These people don't think about the "poor and starving children".

So yes, continue to eat like a 12 year old ;)

EDIT: And seriously, what is it about olives that tastes so bad for some and for others it taste so good? My gf just loves them so I guess she can keep everything for herself as I'm never going to touch that stuff...

Fuck it, no use.

About tastes, they evolve over time, much as the person evolves. Sometimes gradually, over time. Sometimes, in a single event (although often there was already a change going one before the last drop makes the change).

LIke, children are often hooked on sugar. Not anymore. No sugar with the tea or coffee, please.
Used to prefer meat to anything else. No longer the case.
Disliked vegetables as a child. Learned to love later.
Then, in my teens, went on summer in a long distance travel on foot in the mountains. No shops available. We miscalculated the need for provisions. Learned about hunger. Lost all kind of prejudices about food, and have enjoyed all kind of dishes wherever I have been.

Etcetera.

Even now there is change. In the past, considered Ligeti's Atmospheres something evocating an inhuman abyss of horror. Then, this pandemic, and a very severe lockdown. One day on the radio, what seems to be an angelic chorus of impossible beauty. What was it? Yes, Ligeti's Atmospheres. The listener had changed, not the music. How can that be? Ligeti worked after the European horrors of the second third of the XX century. So, when it felt that it was the 25th hour, and the world made no sense anymore, and that poetry might be impossible, that is the music that he composed for comfort. So when your world is shaken, you recognize the beauty Ligeti created. But yes, before that, a change must have been happening under the hood in the person, probably.

Then, what about games? Well, loved UFO, or Doom, or TIE-FIghter or I-War, to name a handful, but there is no big urge to go back there (although they still deserve a good try if you never tried them). While other titles, like Civilization or Imperialism or Chaos Overlords, never cease to appeal. You will have your own list, possibly.

Gluten-free: This food does not contain one specific allergen. There are some people who have an allergic reaction to gluten and could easily end up in the hospital if they eat it; for such people, gluten-free isn't a luxury, it's a necessity. (Of course, there are many types of food, like meat and vegetables, that don't usually contain gluten but aren't typically labeled as gluten-free.)

There's an allergen issue here as well. Some people are allergic to dairy, so being able to have something like soy milk gives them an option they wouldn't have otherwise. (With that said, note that soy is also a common allergen, so it can't replace cow's milk completely.)

I have food allergies myself so I know exactly how difficult it can be, which is why I also drink coconut "milk" (but mostly because everything else taste like arse, like almond, rice and soy milk). ;)

Normally, after the 4. year or so the human body stops producing lactase, that's why about 70% of the world is naturally lactose intolerant. That's the normal evolution, but we Scandinavians defy normal evolution and thus seems to be on top of the list with lactase persistence people. Still, from natures side, it's somewhat perverse to keep drinking another species milk.

Another common gene thing is the inability to break down certain proteins properly, and can lead to different problems for the body, like celiac disease. What's interesting, is that even though you test negative, you can still get gastrointestinal problems with several grain-types.

As I mentioned earlier...

I've gone from only playing action-oriented games to RTS to turn-based strategy and tactics games. In fact -- at this point -- I'm less interested in playing action-oriented games. Now, there are action-oriented games I still love, but for the moment, I'm not searching them out. I think I'm currently looking for a chess-like experience.

As for the strange turn this thread took...

Found out recently that I'm allergic to wheat, corn, milk, peanuts (legumes), sesame seeds, and a host of other foods. Finding foods I can eat is crazy ATM. So, although my tastes haven't changed... I guess my immune system decided to make some changes without my input!