&gt; We adults use spoons, but act the same with literature, or really most of our tastes in arts or crafts or products; we like the idea of ourselves not liking this or that <i>(hello, vegans! ;-)</i><p>&gt; <i>Dislike and contempt is also much easier to develop and maintain than an actual taste that has to be nurtured;</i> it&#x27;s like free money.<p>&gt; I really should get around to reading Houellebecq.<p>Try absorbing this material <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;blogs.disney.com&#x2F;oh-my-disney&#x2F;2015&#x2F;04&#x2F;29&#x2F;rapunzels-guide-to-being-a-really-really-nice-person&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;blogs.disney.com&#x2F;oh-my-disney&#x2F;2015&#x2F;04&#x2F;29&#x2F;rapunzels-gu...</a> before getting into Houellebecq.