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For you, they now are your tastes, but if those tastes were acquired by nurture, they don't have to be your children's tastes.

Given some tastes lead to less power and riches in our current societal environment. If they are nurtured, it is logical for parents to want to nurture them to more lucrative alternatives.

If they are innate though, it's a waste of time to try and change them. So I feel it is definitly somewhat relevant to know.

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That's a fair argument. As long as it's you who is interested in your preferences, and not preferences of others, then it's a valid question.

My personal suggestion is to assume that biology plays no role and attempt to change yourself to whatever you feel you want to be. I don't think there is any downside really, because it's ultimately the journey not the goal that counts.

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