The incomplete man drinks coffee

[anonymous12345]

Last year I drank 8 espressos or so. These days I’m a knowledge worker at an office, and so far I drink regular coffee, like most people.

Coffee drinking is a sign of weakness. It’s a drug that yields dopamine, because apparently you can’t get it otherwise.

And I succumb. It leads me to happiness, and it happens to correlate with my creative flow. But I doubt I would have been less productive without. I don’t drink it to get through the day, but have had a cup after lunch, as some kind of confused quality time.

A respectable pattern is to have — at most — a single espresso max once per week. But if you’re this drug user, it’s hard to draw a line. Hence this post.

I think regular coffee drinking is detrimental for the man. However, it is very common, also among respectable men, and I question the harm it does. One advantage is that you consume something which doesn't lead to weight gain.

I self medicate with coffee because I feel a slight loneliness and resignation and sadness, and the comfort of this hot caffein mitigates that. But coffee doesn’t solve your problem, it just becomes a placeholder that leads you down to misery. My quest is therefore to actually solve my problems.

 

[New_Journey]

I self medicate with coffee because I feel a slight loneliness and resignation and sadness, and the comfort of this hot caffein mitigates that.

Never heard that. My parents have drank coffee since they were young, now they're 70+ yo and nothing bad has happened to them, although they are addicted to it.

I see coffee as an energy drink. I drink a little shot of expresso in the moorings and to go to the gym, its give you a little boost to lift heavier weights. You got bigger problems than drinking coffee, my friend.

 

[Hamurabimbi]

There are a number of health benefits to moderate coffee consumption. 8 is too many. 3 is fine. But. Coffee isn’t mandatory. So. Cut it out if that’s what works for you.

 

[Bible_Belt]

Coffee drinking is a sign of weakness. It’s a drug that yields dopamine, because apparently you can’t get it otherwise.

The same thing could be said about judging other people for things that are none of your business.

 

[CornbreadFed]

Yeah okay

 

[BackInTheGame78]

Not really.

Smart people drink coffee because it's among the most liver protective substances ever found and the chlorogenic acid in it improves liver function by 40%.

And as the liver is the main organ responsible for cleaning your body of toxins and breaking down fat, anything that helps your liver, helps you.

The liver is so important that it's the only organ that can regenerate on its own.

But like with anything, just become drinking some coffee is good doesn't mean more is better. I mean if you are drinking an entire pot like a degenerate would then ya, of course it's not going to be great for you. Just like with anything else.

If you are drinking more than 2 cups a day or drinking it past noon you are likely not helping your body in other ways, namely in the form of disrupted sleep patterns since the half life of caffeine is 4-6 hours, meaning if you drink it at noon, it could still be exerting effects at midnight while you are tryng to sleep.

But for those who drink a cup or two in the morning, it's a fantastic way to boost your health.

And your overall health is far more important than whatever other nonsense you might try to delude yourself into believing that has no basis in reality.

 

[GoodMan32]

I gave up coffee.

 

[Jor-El]

Coffee`s not my cup of tea

 

[Captain Rizz]

This is an insane take lol. Stop being neurotic over irrelevant habits like what beverages you enjoy. Who gives a ****? Strong men don't obsess about this kind of stuff

 

[Barrister]

If you are a high powered workaholic in any line of work, coffee is your friend. Why you are arbitrarily labeling it a "sign of weakness" I have to say I don't understand. It is way to be more alert. And yes, anything in great excess is not healthy, and too much caffeine can certainly be that. Eight espressos in a day qualifies. But I would say that is on the extreme side. Most people may enjoy 2 or 3 cups per day, usually all in the morning. There is nothing unhealthy (or "weak") per se about that.