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It's easy to make too much of coffee "addiction", like it becomes part of people's personalities (a very modern stupidity that substitutes for character IMHO) i

It's easy to make too much of coffee "addiction", like it becomes part of people's personalities (a very modern stupidity that substitutes for character IMHO) i.e. ZOMG I NEED COFFEE TO LIVE. Nobody needs that. It isn't like going cold turkey on heroin or anything like that.

pengaru 5y ago
Except caffeine consumption does have a substantial impact on personality and behavior, it's basically cocaine lite.
- smackeyacky 5y ago
  Well, I don't think it's coffee that is implicated in that, more likely sugary caffeinated drinks[0]. [0]https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780124095175000309#:~:text=Summary%20Points&text=High%20impulsivity%2C%20novelty%20seeking%2C%20and,traits%20associated%20with%20caffeine%20intake.&text=When%20controlling%20for%20smoking%2C%20the,with%20personality%20traits%20is%20negligible https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B978012409....
  - pengaru 5y ago
    > Well, I don't think it's coffee that is implicated in that, more likely sugary caffeinated drinks Well, you think incorrectly, this literally has its own wikipedia page [0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caffeinism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caffeinism
    - smackeyacky 5y ago
      So does RPi deficiency[0] but that doesn't mean everybody should panic about it. You would have to be consuming extreme amounts of caffeine regularly to suffer from withdrawals. It's not like giving up 2 cups of coffee a day is going to turn you into a wreck. [0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribose-5-phosphate_isomerase_deficiency#:~:text=Ribose%2D5%2Dphosphate%20isomerase%20deficiency%20is%20a%20human%20disorder%20caused,of%20the%20pentose%20phosphate%20pathway https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribose-5-phosphate_isomerase_d....
- Dma54rhs 5y ago
  I wonder if it's very personal, I drink coffee all the time for taste but don't get any boost from it. When I run out of coffee I don't mind and go and buy it. I can go weeks without having it overnight. I very well do know what addiction is because of other stuff in my life. On the other hand my dad is quitting coffee all the time and at least the way he talks about it is like a heroin addict going to rehab.

pengaru 5y ago

Except caffeine consumption does have a substantial impact on personality and behavior, it's basically cocaine lite.

smackeyacky 5y ago
Well, I don't think it's coffee that is implicated in that, more likely sugary caffeinated drinks[0]. [0]https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780124095175000309#:~:text=Summary%20Points&text=High%20impulsivity%2C%20novelty%20seeking%2C%20and,traits%20associated%20with%20caffeine%20intake.&text=When%20controlling%20for%20smoking%2C%20the,with%20personality%20traits%20is%20negligible https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B978012409....
- pengaru 5y ago
  > Well, I don't think it's coffee that is implicated in that, more likely sugary caffeinated drinks Well, you think incorrectly, this literally has its own wikipedia page [0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caffeinism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caffeinism
  - smackeyacky 5y ago
    So does RPi deficiency[0] but that doesn't mean everybody should panic about it. You would have to be consuming extreme amounts of caffeine regularly to suffer from withdrawals. It's not like giving up 2 cups of coffee a day is going to turn you into a wreck. [0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribose-5-phosphate_isomerase_deficiency#:~:text=Ribose%2D5%2Dphosphate%20isomerase%20deficiency%20is%20a%20human%20disorder%20caused,of%20the%20pentose%20phosphate%20pathway https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribose-5-phosphate_isomerase_d....
Dma54rhs 5y ago
I wonder if it's very personal, I drink coffee all the time for taste but don't get any boost from it. When I run out of coffee I don't mind and go and buy it. I can go weeks without having it overnight. I very well do know what addiction is because of other stuff in my life. On the other hand my dad is quitting coffee all the time and at least the way he talks about it is like a heroin addict going to rehab.