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I've always wondered if coffee studies are just something they give bored grad students to do. I've heard about what seems like hundreds of them in my lifetime
by nsxwolf 6y ago
I've always wondered if coffee studies are just something they give bored grad students to do. I've heard about what seems like hundreds of them in my lifetime and they contradict each other in cycles over long stretches of time.
- crocsarecool 6y agoSame! One week it’s terrible for you. The next week it’s curing cancer. I just try not to have any past a certain hour so as to not interrupt my sleep.
- ineedasername 6y agoThe behavior of drinking coffee or not is also very socially mediated-- portrayal of coffee drinkers in movies, coffee as a common activity for preliminary dates, or to meet someone new at a cafe... All of this means that coffee drinkers are going to self select for various other features that add confounding factors. Imagine you were doing a study on marriage patterns: I wouldn't be surprised if "Drinks their coffee in the cafe itself" was more highly associated with being single. And the headline will read "Dedicated coffee drinkers less likely to find a partner"