> I've always had an issue with the "people should buy ugly food" argument. It strikes me as being somewhat elitist, and I have my doubts that the people making this argument actually follow through themselves and pick the ugly food at the supermarket, or really know if actually makes any difference.
I wouldn't go so far as to say "people should buy ugly food"--I'm merely observing that there's nothing inherently better about pretty food. But if you want to take my comment as a personal attack on you, I can't stop ya.
I get my fruit and veggies mostly from a CSA, so your accusation of hypocrisy based on "having your doubts" doesn't land.
> Do I now need to make further consideration and question the impact of my choices because I am ignoring the ugly apples?
I don't think so. There's only so much micro-optimization an individual can do in their life, and the impact here is pretty low.
The impact of delivery services as a whole, however, is a lot higher.
> Humans developed a highly sophisticated discernment of fruit quality for a reason.
Really? And what reason is that?
Your entire post is basically, "I think this is wrong because if it were right I'd have to feel bad about my actions", when in fact nobody is trying to make you feel bad, and if they were, your logic would make no sense.