Salt and failure
I can already taste failure as soon as I write the first letter of the tweet: like when you put a bite of something too salty in your mouth.
The flavour of the bite can still be perceived, although marred by the salt since the very beginning.
Conversely, excessive spiciness doesn’t interfere with your perception of flavour and even enhances it, allowing you to enjoy it for a while — yet finally, very finally, the heat and thirst take over.