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I stopped caffeine in large part because of the culture around it. So many people treat it like a competition: who needs more before they can get started in the
by orev 11mo ago
I stopped caffeine in large part because of the culture around it. So many people treat it like a competition: who needs more before they can get started in the morning. Like some kind of perverse contest over who’s more addicted, as if that’s something to be proud of. Even this article starts the same way—a brag over how many pots they needed.
I adopted the perspective of treating it like a drug, and to use it for its benefits when appropriate.
- whynotminot 11mo agowhere did you work where this was a thing? I know lots of people who joke about it -- "haha not human until I've had my cup" -- but I've never been anywhere where people treat it like a competition.
- orev 11mo agoDid you read the article? The opening statement points directly to this type of culture (not specifically at work, but in society in general), and your example of people joking about needing their first cup is part of the same. Other commenters in this thread allude to similar. I’m a little surprised you haven’t been exposed to this type of bragging. (It’s very similar to people who brag about how much alcohol they can drink, which is a very common type of contest people have).
- whynotminot 11mo agoOk cool man. I guess we’ve had a different cultural experience. shrug