Unpopular Opinion

4)its false, you cant control it because you become addicted to it, and become tolerant and you end up taking even more. i knew someone in college that was taking pills she got so used to it, she had to keep taking it for it work normally.

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take caffeine pills. lol

But then you are missing out on all the other rad methylxanthines

Well, I love coffee but at the moment I'd better avoid caffeine, thus I'm drinking a lot of decaffeinated. What I mean, coffee isn't just about caffeine.

Every possible way? How about the fact that I drink coffee for the taste and ritual - not for the caffeine.

Somebody hasn't seen Saved by the Bell

Yeah its more efficient for sure, but coffee/tea/other caffeine producing plants have more alkaloids than just caffeine in them. Pure THC feels different than cannabis, plain nicotine is different than tobacco, etc. Yeah it will do the job, but elements of the experience are missing. Ever notice that the caffeine buzz from tea feels different than from coffee? Its not just the amount. Also, coffee and tea are tasty and come with a ritual that in my opinion is just as important as the drug itself. Pulling a shot of espresso and sipping on it does more for me in the morning than just chugging something caffeinated. And you can control the amount of caffeine you get to a certain degree. Most Arabica coffee contains close to 0.5%-1% caffeine by weight after roasting, so I know my shot of espresso made with 18g of beans is going to be a little under 130mg of caffeine on average accounting for less than perfect extraction.

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Caffeine pills are probably a lot easier to accidentally overdose on. If you make coffee you can see the beans for yourself and have a rough idea of how much caffeine you could be getting (if imprecise). With pills you have to take the manufacturer's word for it. Maybe one of them decides to cut corners and put way less caffeine than they say, you think you've been taking X milligrams of caffeine and know how you react to it, but then try a different brand and get surprised with way more than you were expecting. Not to mention how it's easy to take a bunch of pills as opposed to the more time consuming and unpleasant process of brewing and drinking large volumes of coffee, which isn't something an unaware person can easily do by mistake.

I quit coffee and most caffeine. I still enjoy a decaf coffee, no milk, no sugar, about once a week.

I had a red bull about a month ago when I needed to drive about six hours in one day. It kept me alert.

Coffee is healthier and brush your teeth lol

By the same logic, Soylent is better than food...

Except you're forgetting that it's about the enjoyment of the whole experience, not just getting caffeine into your body as efficiently as possible. That would be an IV drip.

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I would agree with you if they made caffeine pills in a range of doses. Though admittedly it's been a while since I've looked into caffeine pills, I don't remember seeing anything that less than 200mg of caffeine per dose. Which is a fairly high dose. Most energy drinks contain a little more than half of that.

This also ignores the fact that for a lot of people the act of preparing and drinking their beverage of choice is part of their daily morning preparation. That morning ritual is part of good sleep hygiene as it helps you transition into being awake and alert for the day.

Plus there are other health benefits to drinking coffee or tea that you don't get from the caffeine alone.

There’s also https://www.kaffn8.com/. Haven’t used it myself, but a guy I worked with sure did.

Not every way. Coffee is better:

Coffee tastes good.

Coffee is reasonably healthy, it's a food not a pill.

Coffee is nice to relax with friends, it's overall a pleasant experience.

On dose only, I agree. But why be efficient about eating and drinking? That doesn't seem like a reasonable goal. I want to be inefficient about that. Stop and relax.

I will add in my own twist:

Caffeine pills are better than those shitty MiO caffeined water flavor squeeze bottles.

1. MiO is stupid expensive and owned by an evil megacorp.
2. Black plastic isn't recyclable.
3. Dosages are standardized for caffeine pills. If you squeeze thr MiO too hard and don't notice, you're gonna have a bad time.
4. You can wash it down with any flavor liquid you choose, not just chemical fruit flavor.

Bro dropping the pro tip. folks out here digesting food for energy when you can get energy out of the wall for free with a clothes hanger.

Agreed and I did this for a bit until I got lazy.

And if you have taste and money you can just drink monster energy instead which addresses 1,2 and 4 and is just enjoyable and tasty and much less harmful than most coffee since it has no sugar, calories and the caffeine dose is always clearly stated in mg, which is hard to find for coffee tins.

Sure, if your goal is literally just to get a dose of caffeine. Some people actually like the taste and experience of drinking it in liquid form.

Indeed unpopular, well done!

True ...... Your opinion isn't gonna be popular any time soon ;) . It's not (just) about caffeine. The problem seems to me you never had a decent cup coffee in your life.

Have someone jet wash your skin makes more sense than having a shower

People downvoting seem to have forgotten this unpopular opinions.

I love the taste of coffee and it’s the only thing I drink other than water. It’s not just about caffeine intake and happily drink decaf along with 2 regular coffees.

• 1 Not mine
• 2, 3, 4 You really think drinking coffee is about caffeine? What's next, you should eat sugar instead of drinking soda?

It's not unpopular, it's being ignorant.

Drinking Everclear makes more sense than having a beer.