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I have a simple rule in my life: Anything that is addictive is harmful to us. Coffee falls in that bucket.
by perseusprime11 8y ago
I have a simple rule in my life: Anything that is addictive is harmful to us. Coffee falls in that bucket.
- blacksmith_tb 8y agoWatch out for carrots[1]. Lots of non-addictive things are also harmful, of course, but I suppose that doesn't by itself invalidate your principle. In the case of coffee and tea it seems possible that the benefits outweigh the harm. 1: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.3109/00048679609062670 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.3109/000486796090626...
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- brokensegue 8y agosimple rules aren't always good
- bluebeard25 8y agoYou're going to need a bigger bucket then. The problem with simple rules is it removes all nuance. For example, when smoked tobacco is extremely addictive and therefore harmful according to you. But then you would ignore all the other practical, medicinal uses that tobacco has when used with wound dressing and pain relief. Of course that's not a perfect comparison to coffee and caffeine, but just because you've got people hard-addicted to Starbucks lattes and espresso doesn't mean caffeine is flat-out harmful to us all.