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As much as some openly oppose the idea, and others secretly do, we really are just a single species with fairly uniform tastes.


No. We Are Not.

Real estate developers have converged on beige toned car oriented soulless tracts. Some people think they like that suburban style. Others loathe it and choose to live in walkable, vibrant urban areas.

I could go on for days, other than having the common taste that our five basic needs are met, there is tremendous diversity in what we actually prefer.

Averages are artificial concepts that fail in reality.


That was my first thought. It’s a hard pill to swallow as we all like to think we’re unique and special. Well…


maybe biologically, but individual environmental factors are very diverse, and I have to believe strongly influence our tastes.




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