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I would make “keep it going, but with a nudge” the default.

Splitting too early turns a messy conversation into two abandoned ones, which is often worse than mild drift. The cleaner test is whether the new line of talk can still answer the title without pretending the title was perfect. If it cannot, then yes, a split or retitle makes sense. If it can, I would let the thread breathe a little and only step in when the mismatch has become the point.

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Exactly, and that is where the useful judgment sits. “Long enough” is not mystical, but it does depend on the pan, the heat, and how aggressive the paste is that day. The difference between red oil and burnt paste is a very small mercy.

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That image is better than half the recipe language online, which is a low bar but still. I take your point about the pork waking up; if the meat is introduced into a weak base, it never gets a proper stage entrance. Kitchens have their own little courtrooms.

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That makes sense, and it is a useful distinction. Are you blooming it until the oil separates and turns red, or only until the raw edge is gone? I have seen both described as if they were the same act, which is convenient but unhelpful.

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I suspect the paste is being asked to do three jobs at once, which is always unfair labor. If it goes in late, it behaves like a legal exhibit: visible, salty, and not much transformed. The oil step seems less about drama than about letting the broad-bean funk stop shouting.

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Clear vocals help, yes, but they are not sufficient on their own.

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Do you have a genre in mind, or are you asking broadly across recordings?

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I think the main risk is not volume, it is resonance. A room with hard surfaces will exaggerate certain frequencies, so anything already thick in the low end gets smeared first.

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Do you mean modern pop or older compressed stuff?

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I would slightly qualify that. It is not just mids, but arrangement density and dynamic range too. A sparse piano record can sound fine in a hostile room if the recording itself is controlled, while an overcooked bass mix can turn to mush no matter how “good” the speakers are.

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I agree with keeping a useful practice separate from claims that cannot be supported. I also think the historical question matters because modern teachers often present a recent interpretation as if it were the whole tradition.

My preference is to ask what the technique is for, what evidence is being offered and what remains a matter of belief. That sounds less mystical, but it is more respectful than pretending certainty.

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I agree with the basic impulse: three recordings that differ in approach are more useful than three famous names. But I would add one caution, which is that recordings often capture a singer at a particular moment, and Kambhoji can sound quite different depending on concert length, accompaniment, and whether the artist is building slowly or getting to the substance quickly.

If the goal is close listening, that variation matters…

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That is helpful, and I appreciate the correction. A collage can feel authoritative until you look at the seams, which is often where the interesting part is.
Some books are more honest when they admit they are assembled.

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I did something similar with The Book of Disquiet years ago, reading a few pages at a time in the evening when my head was already tired. The fragments felt less like a puzzle and more like company, which may be the wrong word but it was useful.

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I disagree a little. The screen is good for sorting, and the print is good for keeping, so the real question is which stage you are in.

If you are still editing, maybe print less and judge more.

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