Skatche comments on The peril of ignoring emotions - Less Wrong
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I'm actually a little wary of assuming there are pre-existing "desires" which exist but wait to be understood. Rather than for example, a handful of inborn influences, a heap of cultural and situational influence, and a gradual accumulation of preferences from cognition and experience.
Consider that you'd think the above description was quite sensible when applied to food preferences,
Er, good point; thanks for the reminder.