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> Caffeine is bad for health People who drink those are addicts Imagine teaching your kids intolerance based on pseudo-science.
by riversflow 3y ago
> Caffeine is bad for health People who drink those are addicts
Imagine teaching your kids intolerance based on pseudo-science.
- jmoak3 3y agoThe badness is up for debate (thankfully for my sake) but the addiction is not
- riversflow 3y agoTeaching kids that "everyone who drinks Caffeine/Energy drinks is an addict" is whack, it's an absolutely massive generalization that others a huge swath of society. We should teach kids compassion, not animosity. Addiction isn't binary, and either some people don't get addicted as easily, and/or different people perceive addiction differently. All I know is that some people can pick up and drop substances and be unfazed, and other people can't stop even as it kills them. I have a bunch of friends who can only drink coffee for a few days before it makes them too anxious. They definitely aren't addicts, but they will buy and drink an energy drink if they need the boost badly enough. I have no doubt that Caffeine saves lives every year by keeping people alert in dangerous jobs.
- Bjartr 3y agoIt's fine if you don't teach addiction as a moral failing.
- dudul 3y agoI was baffled at the whole idea of letting a 6 year old browse the internet.