"What I learned is that some folks have a different mindset; they see the world as something to be shaped around themselves, rather than seeing themselves as something that should be shaped to fit the world. That’s been a useful lesson sometimes."

It indeed is. Thanks for putting it in words. I think I will try to adopt this mindset about certain things in life.

What a fantastic read into the history. I work with many food scientists and constantly track what's up with chocolate / ice-cream industry these days.

There's always a struggle between companies choosing profits (by adopting cheaper, more processed ingredients) and consumers wanting tasty but healthy foods. In UK things are improving because of regulations, but everywhere else things are not that good, and it's not just ice creams.