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> Peak coffee consumption (per capita/US): 1946 This one interested me. We're at a local maximum in terms of coffee consumption in recent years. After WWII cof
by spywaregorilla 5y ago
> Peak coffee consumption (per capita/US): 1946
This one interested me. We're at a local maximum in terms of coffee consumption in recent years. After WWII coffee fell off in popularity and due to the substitute of carbonated soft drinks. Most likely in simplest terms it was a cheaper energy drink for the poor.
- hailwren 5y agoRight, if anything -- coffee consumption has only gone down because we've moved on to more efficient stimulants. Either higher concentration/lower cost artificial substitutes or prescription drugs. Hardly the best example of America getting over an addiction.