The Shaving Poll

[11B4V]

Some tastes are objectively wrong.

... by what objective standard?

It's a known scientific fact that safety razors are the preferred razor of hipsters that still bother to shave.  Not as obvious as straight razors, so they're just ironic enough.

hipsters need to cut their throats with that safety razor.

[Siege]

safety dance.

[garbon]

Some tastes are objectively wrong.

... by what objective standard?

It's a known scientific fact that safety razors are the preferred razor of hipsters that still bother to shave.  Not as obvious as straight razors, so they're just ironic enough.

hipsters need to cut their throats with that safety razor.

That's not very nice.

[garbon]

safety dance.

Do you like my hat?

[Jacob]

Some tastes are objectively wrong.

... by what objective standard?

It's a known scientific fact that safety razors are the preferred razor of hipsters that still bother to shave.  Not as obvious as straight razors, so they're just ironic enough.

So?

[DGuller]

It's like single malt:  an objectively inferior alternative that is an acquired taste for the sake of being an acquired taste.

There is no "objectively" in matters of taste.

There is if the taste is palate-based.  You can always do a blind tasting.

[CountDeMoney]

So...it's a known scientific fact that safety razors are the preferred razor of hipsters that still bother to shave.  The End.

[garbon]

So...it's a known scientific fact that safety razors are the preferred razor of hipsters that still bother to shave.  The End.

Which seems irrelevant to the discussion you quoted.

[11B4V]

Some tastes are objectively wrong.

... by what objective standard?

It's a known scientific fact that safety razors are the preferred razor of hipsters that still bother to shave.  Not as obvious as straight razors, so they're just ironic enough.

hipsters need to cut their throats with that safety razor.

That's not very nice.

You're not a hipster. 

[CountDeMoney]

Which seems irrelevant to the discussion you quoted.

Like that stops anybody else on this fucked up forum.  Maybe I should've mentioned Gypsies too.

[Jacob]

There is if the taste is palate-based.  You can always do a blind tasting.

Okay, when it comes to matter of flavour you can objectively determine whether any given population can distinguish between two different substances, by means of blind tasting. You can also objectively determine whether any given individual has a preference for one of the two substances when tasting them under blind tasting conditions.

You cannot, however, determine which one is objectively better without reference to an individual's subjective flavour preferences... and that's what you were talking about, and that's what I was talking about, as well you know.

What's your beef with single malt, anyhow?

[CountDeMoney]

It's called the "Pepsi Challenge," Jake. 

[Jacob]

So...it's a known scientific fact that safety razors are the preferred razor of hipsters that still bother to shave.  The End.

No objection.

[garbon]

Some tastes are objectively wrong.

... by what objective standard?

It's a known scientific fact that safety razors are the preferred razor of hipsters that still bother to shave.  Not as obvious as straight razors, so they're just ironic enough.

hipsters need to cut their throats with that safety razor.

That's not very nice.

You're not a hipster. 

Doesn't change what I said.

Also, someone called me one recently which I found a bit odd but oh well.

[garbon]

Which seems irrelevant to the discussion you quoted.

Like that stops anybody else on this fucked up forum.  Maybe I should've mentioned Gypsies too.

I feel like you are losing narrative control. Hold it together, pops.