1. Drinking Coffee stains teeth.
  2. Caffeine pills is way cheaper than Coffee.
  3. Swallowing Caffeine pill is more efficient than trying to drink coffee.
  4. You can’t control the caffeine dose with Coffee, but you can with pills.
  • GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml
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    Caffeine pills are the functionally superior caffeine delivery solution, but when pleasure is taken into account, they fall short.

    I don’t just drink coffee for the caffeine delivery, I also like how it tastes, and I value the social ritual around coffee.

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    Teas contains more psychoactive ingredients than just caffeine, including some with stabilizing effects to knock down that jittery unpleasant part. Broad spectrum stimulants are better than straight caffeine.

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    This is all true, but thankfully tea exists which is both caffeinated and unlike coffee doesn’t taste like somebody already digested it.

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    I love going on a date with a woman to
    *checks notes*
    take caffeine pills. lol

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

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      Every. Possible. Way.

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        7 hours ago

        You didn’t address my argument. How is a caffeine pill supposed to substitute for my favorite moment in the morning - sitting down and enjoying a hot, delicious beverage?

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          The pill contains small robots that burrow into your brain and twiddle the neurons to make you THINK you’re enjoying a hot coffee in the morning

          In reality, it’s shortening your lifespan by around 10 years every time. Small price to pay for white teeth, though!

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    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.

    • LaLuzDelSol@lemmy.world
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      People get caffeine buzz from tea? How much do you drink? I will have a cup of black tea sometimes in the morning but I swear I can’t feel anything after.

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        Yeah there may be, but to be honest I would do it regardless. Also I feel like I see studies going one way then the other pretty frequently and thats not why I do. I just love it.

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    What’s for dinner tonight honey?

    McDonald’s At-Home Nourishment Cube 2.0! Now available in green flavor!

    Oh boy, I was getting tired of red flavor!

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    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.

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    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.

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    • 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.