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I believe Coffee is an addictive substance well suited for human beings. Although it is addictive, it is self-limiting. Most people will naturally stop drinking

by jostmey 12y ago

I believe Coffee is an addictive substance well suited for human beings. Although it is addictive, it is self-limiting. Most people will naturally stop drinking it at the sweet spot.

t0ss3r 12y ago
Source?
- retejo 12y ago
  "I belive"
  - t0ss3r 12y ago
    Sure, I get that, but: > Most people will naturally stop drinking it at the sweet spot. Putting an "I believe" before a claim like that is insufficient, given the evidence of people who are anywhere but at a so-called sweet spot.
    - rdtsc 12y ago
      See, writing a full sentence wasn't that bad. Why didn't you do that to start with instead of "srs plz?".
MadMoogle 12y ago
Over time, you need to drink more and more to get to that sweet spot. Most people do self limit, but not because of that.
- encoderer 12y ago
  While your comment about drug tolerance rings true, I think you're indulging in logic at the cost of common sense. I know many people -- myself and my wife included -- that are "one cup a day" types. I've had just one mug of coffee every morning for most of the last 10 years.
  - MadMoogle 12y ago
    I'm merely dispelling the "common sense" myth that caffeine has a built in limiter, thus making it "safe" without any conscious effort on your part. It doesn't and it isn't. In a high stress startup environment that provides an unlimited amount of coffee and energy drinks and always seems to be in crunch mode, it's easy for your caffeine consumption to creep up to "could kill a horse" levels. I've seen it happen to others. I've had it happen to me. The end results aren't nearly as bad as, say, alcohol addiction, but it's still not something I want to live through twice.
keithpeter 12y ago
360 pounds a year = about 3kg of beans a week. That is a fair old sweet spot! I have one strong moka pot of coffee a day, say 400ml cup. If I stop having coffee for a week or two now and again, I get a headache the first day or so.
- smoyer 12y ago
  The article said 36 pounds ... I don't drink as much coffee as I used to, but I suspect I'm in the ballpark of "surviving on Union rations".
  - keithpeter 12y ago
    Must change my reading glasses. That seems a much smaller 300g ration per week. I get through a 200g bag of fine ground coffee in a couple or three weeks at one strong mug a day or there abouts.

by jostmey 12y ago

I believe Coffee is an addictive substance well suited for human beings. Although it is addictive, it is self-limiting. Most people will naturally stop drinking it at the sweet spot.

t0ss3r 12y ago

Source?

retejo 12y ago
"I belive"
- t0ss3r 12y ago
  Sure, I get that, but: > Most people will naturally stop drinking it at the sweet spot. Putting an "I believe" before a claim like that is insufficient, given the evidence of people who are anywhere but at a so-called sweet spot.
  - rdtsc 12y ago
    See, writing a full sentence wasn't that bad. Why didn't you do that to start with instead of "srs plz?".

MadMoogle 12y ago

Over time, you need to drink more and more to get to that sweet spot. Most people do self limit, but not because of that.

encoderer 12y ago
While your comment about drug tolerance rings true, I think you're indulging in logic at the cost of common sense. I know many people -- myself and my wife included -- that are "one cup a day" types. I've had just one mug of coffee every morning for most of the last 10 years.
- MadMoogle 12y ago
  I'm merely dispelling the "common sense" myth that caffeine has a built in limiter, thus making it "safe" without any conscious effort on your part. It doesn't and it isn't. In a high stress startup environment that provides an unlimited amount of coffee and energy drinks and always seems to be in crunch mode, it's easy for your caffeine consumption to creep up to "could kill a horse" levels. I've seen it happen to others. I've had it happen to me. The end results aren't nearly as bad as, say, alcohol addiction, but it's still not something I want to live through twice.

keithpeter 12y ago

360 pounds a year = about 3kg of beans a week. That is a fair old sweet spot! I have one strong moka pot of coffee a day, say 400ml cup. If I stop having coffee for a week or two now and again, I get a headache the first day or so.

smoyer 12y ago
The article said 36 pounds ... I don't drink as much coffee as I used to, but I suspect I'm in the ballpark of "surviving on Union rations".
- keithpeter 12y ago
  Must change my reading glasses. That seems a much smaller 300g ration per week. I get through a 200g bag of fine ground coffee in a couple or three weeks at one strong mug a day or there abouts.