Ah...
Those terrible chemicals we eat, but can't even pronounce, have spawned a huge industry in "natural" foods.
Personally, I don't mind exploiting a niche market for personal gain (yup - I'm a capitalist ), but I'm also an afictionado of absurdist comedy when my fellow humans put on a good performance.
One of the most entertaining presentations I have had the pleasure to witness has been the creation and exploitation of "chemophobia," the learned fear of chemicals.
From the article:
Those terrible chemicals we eat, but can't even pronounce, have spawned a huge industry in "natural" foods.
Personally, I don't mind exploiting a niche market for personal gain (yup - I'm a capitalist ), but I'm also an afictionado of absurdist comedy when my fellow humans put on a good performance.
One of the most entertaining presentations I have had the pleasure to witness has been the creation and exploitation of "chemophobia," the learned fear of chemicals.
From the article: