> From: Warlord [mailto:warlord at dragon.com] > Someone once argued the opinion that if you are comfortable reading > a piece of material, then you are not learning anything. I'd probably agree with that. However...one doesn't always want to _learn_ something. There is a difference between "escape entertainment" and "entertained intelluctually" I think. :) > In my opinion, this is why an "acquired taste" is more likely > to be a sophisticated one, especially if you did not entirely > agree with it before you started to consider it. In moderation, I'd say this is true. There are _some_ things one shouldn't (or possibly can't) acquire a taste for...:). For me, I like sprinklings of new mixed with a steady diet of the familiar. :). If we were talking about food, I wouldn't mind a new dish once in a while, but something new every day, bleah. :). But then, I'm content if I had something like meat & potatoes every day...:)