Outrage culture is out of control

Re:Outrage culture is out of control by cdubzzz on Friday February 22, 2019 @08:59AM (#19225298)

This is almost entirely unrelated to the topic, but it's interesting to read these musing on addiction from a person who benefits (for now, at least) from a coffee business. As I read this I actually wondered at a few points if it was satire.

> Because we need that next hit, we need it right now. Being in a constant state of emergency — a condition in which people notoriously make terrible decisions — is like having a fire raging inside the body, one that needs to be fed. It needs new fuel, and so we seek new enemies.

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Re:Outrage culture is out of control by shin_lao on Friday February 22, 2019 @09:02AM (#19225322)

Come on, he's selling coffee, not opium.

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Re:Outrage culture is out of control by cdubzzz on Friday February 22, 2019 @09:06AM (#19225376)

I 100% agree that it is somewhat unfair, but I don't think it is entirely so.

I had this on mind, for example, because a few weeks ago a co-worker had to leave work early one day because she had a terrible migraine that wouldn't go away. She was out of the office for the next few days and even went to a doctor because it just would not subside. What she eventually discovered is that she accidentally bought a decaf coffee. When she switched back to regular, the migraine completely subsided and she has been fine since.

Her experience really struck me. It's not really a subject I have ever thought about before, but I wonder how prevalent that level of addiction to caffeine really is.

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Re:Outrage culture is out of control by cglace on Friday February 22, 2019 @09:15AM (#19225460)

I quit coffee in one week. I went from 4 cups to 1 cup to half caff to decaf. Its not that hard.

Headaches are a thing if you quit too fast but they usually only last a few days. For me the worst part is losing the rituals of coffee. It's hard to give up years of routine.

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Re:Outrage culture is out of control by aoeusnth1 on Friday February 22, 2019 @02:54PM (#19228553)

> A 2014 meta-analysis found that coffee consumption (4 cups/day) was inversely associated with all-cause mortality (a 16% lower risk), as well as cardiovascular disease mortality specifically (a 21% lower risk from drinking 3 cups/day), but not with cancer mortality.[145] Additional meta-analysis studies corroborated these findings, showing that higher coffee consumption (2–4 cups per day) was associated with a reduced risk of death by all disease causes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee#Health_effects

Give them a fucking break.

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