[woodruffw]

Did you only read the first page of the article? She describes a physical condition that actually does prevent her from chopping fresh garlic:

> A repetitive strain injury led me to develop thoracic outlet syndrome. Pain shot through my forearms and into my fingers when I did simple tasks. My hands often went numb. My elbows ached and seized. Looking down at anything—a book, a cutting board—hurt my neck and shoulders and worsened the rest of my symptoms.

The article is actually interesting from a human perspective: many disabilities are invisible, or only manifest in ways that appear trivial on their own but that exacerbate feelings of inadequacy, inauthenticity, etc. She doesn't dispute the fact that fresh chopped garlic is better; she's found herself aware of a source on inadequacy that feels trivial to everyone else. I think that's a pretty relatable sentiment.