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“The Rise of Hyperpalatability” by Jack


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Hello, this is my first post here. I was told by a friend that I should post here. This is from a series of works that I wrote with strict structural requirements. I have performed minor edits to make the essay more palatable for human consumption.

This work is an empirical essay on a cycle of hunger to satiatiation to hyperpalatability that I have seen manifested in multiple domains ranging from food to human connection. My hope is that you will gain some measure of appreciation for how we have shifted from a society geared towards sufficent production to one based on significant curation.

Hyperpalatable Food


For the majority of human history we lived in a production market for food. We searched for that which tasted well but there was never enough to fill the void. Only the truly elite could afford to import enough food [...]




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Outline:

(00:44) Hyperpalatable Food

(03:19) Hyperpalatable Media

(05:40) Hyperpalatable Connection

(08:08) Hyperpalatable Systems

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First published:

April 2nd, 2025

Source:

https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/bLTjZbCBanpQ9Kxgs/the-rise-of-hyperpalatability

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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

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