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I like the phrasing of “want” rather than “need.”
I've only ever seen them use in short video media about taking foul-tasting TCM, so the want vs need seems to make sense
Turner Classic Movies?
Tim "Country" McGraw
Traditional Chinese Medicine
That makes far more sense than what came up when I searched TCM. Thank you.
But we don't taste with the tongue, just bitter, salty, etc.
Originally, it served a need. Now, I imagine, it serves a want.
I mean they can definitely overlap. I want to live so I want and need my medication. That kind of thing.
I think my amusement is more that “those who want to take very bitter medicines” sounds to me more like they’re doing it on a whim. :)
If it was really for traditional medicine as I inferred from a neighbouring thread, it was more of a whim
Yeah I just woke up but it took me a minute figure out what was happening. I thought it was saying that people prefer the bitter medicine, so I was confused why they didn't want to taste it.
It was originally “want.” They became addicted, so now it’s “need.”