Your Coffee Addiction Is Probably Good for You
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN links it in caffeine threads as a quick, clear explanation of caffeine's effects.
What it is
CGP Grey's short explainer arguing that caffeine addiction is mostly harmless and may even be beneficial. It covers what caffeine does in the body.
Recommended by 2 HN commenters across 2 different months, 2013 to 2017.
What Hacker News said
Recommends jimmytidey · 2016-09 · on “Show HN: I invented a caffeinated toothpaste”
I don't think caffeine has many negative health implications. Although it has certainly wasted my time by leaving me too jittery to work. There is a great cgp grey video on caffeine: [this video]
Recommends askvictor · 2017-08 · on “Quitting Caffeine”
I occasionally quit caffeine as a way to recalibrate the tolerance that develops over time. But, within certain limits (my general consumption is 1-2 coffees a day, sometimes 3-4 if super tired or when exercising), there's very few negatives for most people, and quite a number of benefits. Nice explanatory video on the matter: [this video]
Cites lcc_tn · 2013-03 · on “Silicon Valley is high on innovation. And pot”
You've reminded me of this video talking about coffee now: [this video] Is there really any good reason why I shouldn't be drinking a lot of coffee? It seems I see as many researches claiming I shouldn't drink much coffee as I see researches claiming I should. I'm not sure what to think about coffee at this point.
Cites Dewie · 2013-08 · on “How Your Brain Becomes Addicted to Caffeine”
The article doesn't seem to mention whether coffee is healthy or not. One thing is if it is addictive, but if it is healthy (or even if it just isn't unhealthy), I've got to ask... so what if it is addictive? [this video]