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Most of what you mention isn't actually normal for most people. But it is possible to tailor your info feed to make it seem like it's normal.
by PeterHolzwarth 1y ago
Most of what you mention isn't actually normal for most people. But it is possible to tailor your info feed to make it seem like it's normal.
- aqme28 1y ago2/3 of Americans drink coffee. I’ll grant you the rest of the list though.
- squigz 1y agoWe've also been drinking coffee for a long, long time.
- kibwen 1y agoTo be pedantic, we've also been prescribing opioids since Ancient Sumer, 8,000 years ago.
- thaumasiotes 1y agoPlus it isn't true that we've been drinking coffee for a long, long time. Wikipedia: > There is no confirmed evidence, either historical or archaeological, of coffee as a [missing word?] being consumed before the 15th century.
- squigz 1y agoThat's more than 600 years. That counts as a long time in my book.
- thaumasiotes 1y agoIt's basically infinitesimal in comparison to almost everything else we eat or drink. (Also, an unknown point in the 15th century could be less than 600 years ago.)
- esseph 1y agoHow long have we been eating Twinkies
- thaumasiotes 1y agoGoing by the ingredients list: sugar, wheat, barley, egg, soybean oil, starch, whey, salt, tallow These go back before the beginning of history. Quite a long time before. There are also quite a few additives and preservatives in a Twinkie.† If you're making a point about ultraprocessed food, you're definitely correct. If you're trying to make a point about basic foodstuffs, you aren't. † https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcS3kQg5blw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcS3kQg5blw
- esseph 1y agoUltra processed over a very (relatively) short timeframe
- HK-NC 1y agoI've read about Dandelion coffee being drank long before then in England.
- shoobiedoo 1y agoI was on oxycodone for about 6 weeks for a growth inside my knee. After it was removed, I had to wean off the drugs. Wasn't too bad, took less than a week. Soon after I thought I'd try to kick the caffeine habit. Went from 4 cups, to 1 over a month, then just green tea, then just water. I only lasted about 6 weeks on water only. My god. I couldn't believe how unmotivated, soulless, and empty I felt. Judging by the reddit sub for kicking caffeine, this can last for over a year. It's terrifying
- badpun 1y agoImagine how hard it would be to kick oxy if you were taking it every day for 20 years. Habits and addictions get ingrained with time.
- watwut 1y agoWhen I stopped coffee it was 3 days of being tired and that was it. Which, from what I read, was to be expected normal.
- shoobiedoo 1y agoWow. Can I ask how much you usually drank per day on average?
- watwut 1y ago3 cups every day, sometimes more. A cup was a tee cup size (not a small coffee one) and I made it strong.
- dyauspitr 1y agoI drink about 3 cups of tea a day and no caffeine on the weekends. The reason I don’t have it on the weekends is because it’s not part of my weekend morning routine and I don’t even notice it’s missing.
- an0malous 1y ago15-20% of Americans have taken psychiatric medications in the last year