Besides smart features in cars where I agree with John, I have the sense that fruits and vegetables while no longer seasonal and cheaper and more abundant are of lower quality and producers tell me the same (I’m in an agricultural country with farmers as friends of friends). The need to produce more and lower costs means each individual tomato gets less nutrients, less time, etc, to produce more of them. The quote also mentions raspberries, and since my country was top global exporter before China took over and since I love them dearly I can promise that the best tasting ones are now almost impossible to find (although it’s possible that whatever you’re eating in the US has gotten better!).
It’s tricky with this topic (like with cost of living!) that data cannot capture immesurables and people miss them. Great job pointing them out, and I want to say that one that you missed is that some food was better tasting before commercial pressures (not most of it etc etc)
Besides smart features in cars where I agree with John, I have the sense that fruits and vegetables while no longer seasonal and cheaper and more abundant are of lower quality and producers tell me the same (I’m in an agricultural country with farmers as friends of friends). The need to produce more and lower costs means each individual tomato gets less nutrients, less time, etc, to produce more of them. The quote also mentions raspberries, and since my country was top global exporter before China took over and since I love them dearly I can promise that the best tasting ones are now almost impossible to find (although it’s possible that whatever you’re eating in the US has gotten better!).
It’s tricky with this topic (like with cost of living!) that data cannot capture immesurables and people miss them. Great job pointing them out, and I want to say that one that you missed is that some food was better tasting before commercial pressures (not most of it etc etc)