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What's with the "dangerous" in the title? The word doesn't appear anywhere in the article, and the article doesn't even come close to implying it.

mey 17y ago
The author is stating Caffeine is dangerous to productivity if incorrectly used. You may also wish to read the disclaimer of sorts at the bottom, and relax about a personal blog that has no sources, is purely anecdotal, and appears to be the author getting his thoughts down in writing.
- chasingsparks 17y ago
  That is what I meant. It's dangerous to my productivity. paulbaumgart does point out something funny. I added 'dangerous' in an edit a few minutes after posting. It does make the post more precise; I am talking about caffeine being a danger to productivity as a consequence of dependence not merely the truism that "Caffeine is a drug." However, it didn't get views (as evidenced by up-votes) until I added dangerous. In being more precise I was accidentally link-baiting.
  - paulbaumgart 17y ago
    I usually understand "dangerous drugs" to be ones that have the potential to cause permanent organ damage. So my first thought was, "Oh shit, I drink a lot of coffee. Now you're telling me it's dangerous?" Then I actually read the article and got a little peeved that I'd been link-baited (inadvertantly or otherwise)- hence my comment complaining about it. :-)
  - Semiapies 17y ago
    Well, yes. When you state a medical fact they teach you in elementary school, it's not going to get much attention. When you make a deceptive and link-baiting title, it'll get some more.
- nollidge 17y ago
  I think the complaint is more about the HN post title than the content of the blog itself. Personally, I clicked it thinking it would be about some study regarding negative health effects of caffeine, and I think that's the most obvious interpretation of "dangerous".

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What's with the "dangerous" in the title? The word doesn't appear anywhere in the article, and the article doesn't even come close to implying it.

by paulbaumgart 17y ago

mey 17y ago
The author is stating Caffeine is dangerous to productivity if incorrectly used. You may also wish to read the disclaimer of sorts at the bottom, and relax about a personal blog that has no sources, is purely anecdotal, and appears to be the author getting his thoughts down in writing.
- chasingsparks 17y ago
  That is what I meant. It's dangerous to my productivity. paulbaumgart does point out something funny. I added 'dangerous' in an edit a few minutes after posting. It does make the post more precise; I am talking about caffeine being a danger to productivity as a consequence of dependence not merely the truism that "Caffeine is a drug." However, it didn't get views (as evidenced by up-votes) until I added dangerous. In being more precise I was accidentally link-baiting.
  - paulbaumgart 17y ago
    I usually understand "dangerous drugs" to be ones that have the potential to cause permanent organ damage. So my first thought was, "Oh shit, I drink a lot of coffee. Now you're telling me it's dangerous?" Then I actually read the article and got a little peeved that I'd been link-baited (inadvertantly or otherwise)- hence my comment complaining about it. :-)
  - Semiapies 17y ago
    Well, yes. When you state a medical fact they teach you in elementary school, it's not going to get much attention. When you make a deceptive and link-baiting title, it'll get some more.
- nollidge 17y ago
  I think the complaint is more about the HN post title than the content of the blog itself. Personally, I clicked it thinking it would be about some study regarding negative health effects of caffeine, and I think that's the most obvious interpretation of "dangerous".