Valentine's Day is the third biggest sales day for the U.S.'s $22 billion chocolate candy industry. Readers might think about that for a moment. It's a boisterously positive statement about modern living standards.
While many might jokingly claim an inability to live without the wonderful delicacies that spring from the cacao tree, the reality is that they're a luxury item. Chocolate is what we consume after we've theoretically met all manner of other needs like clothing, nutrition and shelter. In a very real sense, abundant chocolate consumption is a signal of how far we've come.
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