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I like the phrasing of “want” rather than “need.”
It was originally “want.” They became addicted, so now it’s “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
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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.