I would be moderately surprised if you went down the path and then experienced total hedonic adaptation, such that you enjoyed the new teas no more than you enjoy your current tea. I would not be surprised if going down this path substantially reduced your ability to enjoy “bad” tea, if in fact you perceive a noticeable difference in quality and then pick up the new tea habit. I think the worst realistic world is something like one where you try “good” tea for long enough to realize that it’s better but that the hassle isn’t worth it, but you still end up with permanently degraded enjoyment of the tea you were previously drinking. That doesn’t seem super likely to me since the additional hassle is IMO pretty small if you find a daily drinker you’re happy with and stick to it (weighing out tea doesn’t add more than 30 seconds unless you’re dealing with really compressed cakes), and the cost won’t exceed $0.50 - $1.50/day unless you get pretty fancy with it, but I haven’t actively gone looking for people who’ve had this or similar experiences.
I would be moderately surprised if you went down the path and then experienced total hedonic adaptation, such that you enjoyed the new teas no more than you enjoy your current tea. I would not be surprised if going down this path substantially reduced your ability to enjoy “bad” tea, if in fact you perceive a noticeable difference in quality and then pick up the new tea habit. I think the worst realistic world is something like one where you try “good” tea for long enough to realize that it’s better but that the hassle isn’t worth it, but you still end up with permanently degraded enjoyment of the tea you were previously drinking. That doesn’t seem super likely to me since the additional hassle is IMO pretty small if you find a daily drinker you’re happy with and stick to it (weighing out tea doesn’t add more than 30 seconds unless you’re dealing with really compressed cakes), and the cost won’t exceed $0.50 - $1.50/day unless you get pretty fancy with it, but I haven’t actively gone looking for people who’ve had this or similar experiences.