Literally everything is weird in the wrong context.

For reference just look at animals and consider octopus sex, snail sex, baby deer pooping, etc

Also, it's not just eating, but the mouth itself is horrific with no context. We have a wet textured hole that we use often and casually insert metal spikes into, that sits right next to out most sensitive organ (eyes) and most critical organ (brain) and to add horror to it, we also casually grow rocks in our hole to grind and rip anything we insert into it, also we early on lose these rocks just to grow bigger ones, but only once. Also we have 4 extra rocks that we really don't want or need but we still grow them a decade or two after we are done growing rocks, and all they do it hurt us.

One of the strategies for long term weight loss is to swap from an interesting and tasty diet (which are often high calorie density) to one as bland and uninteresting to you as possible diet (often low calorie density). Idea being you will eat less if you are only eating to survive rather eating to enjoy, you will leave more on the plate.

Personally I say fuck that, as life is hard enough as it is.

For me eating is just a chore. Yeah I'm under weight

I had a friend who pretty much only eats because he knows if he does not he will die. He is perpetually underweight. He just does not enjoy eating at all. Even foods he enjoys he hates to eat.

Meanwhile, I am over here knowing I am full and standing in the fridge to see what I can make to eat.

My two takes on this:

1. food is fuel

I can and do subsist on a basic and bland diet if necessary. Food is a way to preserve my existence, so I have to eat. And when hungry I will eat anything for the sole sake of keep myself functioning. Some exceptions do apply.

2. we're biologically hardwired to seek pleasure from our food

That is why sugary food and more simply fruits and berries appeal so much to us: it's sweet, it tastes good, it's nice.

We actively seek enjoyement in eating. When this no longer happens, worry yourself. Even old people enjoy eating.

Sex as well.

All the biological processes are like that. pooping. sex. you think about sex without being horny and its like. I do that?!

Which reminds me... I'm too depressed to have energy to eat, survival is a struggle.

Somebody please shoot me lol

Imagine having to force yourself to chew and swallow substances because you will die otherwise.

How would it be different than breathing then? I don't get actual pleasure out of breathing, but its not a chore either. If I don't breath, I will die.

I guess we evolved to enjoy eating; those that didn't enjoy it didn't live as long

I like the one about people having floppy teeth that get hard when they see good food.

Have you read the book Project Hail Mary?

have ever lost your appetite from an infection, i did from the flu in 2018, it was very hard to keep eating, and it wasnt enjoyable and i would stop eating for that meal. it was a very unusual experience, since the flu was so much severe than previous ones.