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Adam Curry discusses how repetition on the radio creates "hits," even if the song isn't high quality. Mo Facts compares music curation to a wine palette, noting that most people are "taste dumb" and accept whatever is fed to them by corporations. They emphasize the importance of decentralized curators who find "bottles of wine" in the countryside rather than at Walmart.
In 2006, residents of Mumbai flocked to Mahim Creek to drink seawater they claimed had turned sweet, despite the water being heavily polluted with raw sewage. The phenomenon lasted 18 hours before the water reportedly returned to its salty state. The hosts connect this sensory delusion to the reported loss of taste and smell associated with COVID-19, questioning the psychological components of sensory symptoms.
