I was eating some chocolate when I imagined a world where Hershey’s was widely accepted, even by elitists, as the best chocolate.
Is consumer elitism just a facade for pretentious contrarians? Or are there things where even most snobs agree with the masses?
Also, I mean that the product is intrinsically considered to be the best option. I’m not considering social products where the user network makes the experience.
Edit: I was not eating Hershey’s. Hershey’s being the best chocolate is a bizarro universe in this hypothetical.
Not at all. While I am American and thought hersheys was chocolate when I was a kid, I left that behind. I actually stopped eating chocolate for many years because it was just so bad. Then a Lindt Chocolatier opened in the lobby where I was working at the time, and it was good. Entirely different.
These days I eat chocolate again bit am quite picky and am willing to spend more for something that actually tastes good.
Except Ghirardelli. People claim that’s good and I agree relative to Hershey, but it really isnt.
It’s probably mostly cost. Hershey is dirt cheap and sold everywhere. Chocolate that tastes good might be several times the cost and you have to goto special stores