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Drew
August 20, 2021 at 5:22 pm
i’m a socialist and am rethinking my coffee consumption
Meowmeow
August 21, 2021 at 1:21 am
Why do you want to steal peoples labour?
Nea
August 20, 2021 at 5:25 pm
The whole first half is a terrible muddle of logical fallacies and forced correlations.
Besides the fact that the “people” couldn’t even slightly afford coffee nor tea, at least not until very recent years (after WW II, to be clear), every actual factor bound to the development of modern society, economy and technology has been ignored, in favor of “hey, they stopped drinking booze and went for coffee”.
Right, Germany totally was consuming more coffee than beer in the late 1800 until the 3rd Reich.
Or, like for the US in the 20s and the 30s (see “Prohibitionism”), when they started to raise more and more. Disconcerting.
Mustafa Dogan
August 20, 2021 at 5:27 pm
Turkish Coffee…
marcia castilho
August 20, 2021 at 5:47 pm
I love coffé
Myxomatosis
August 20, 2021 at 5:49 pm
I absolutely love *Michael Pollan’s brain.* The amount of stuff in it that he has acquired is fantastic.
As well as *Paul Stamets,* but WIRED would never talk to him. Michael Pollan does 🙂
jana banana
August 21, 2021 at 1:09 am
My bible is his first book The Botany of Desire. He always speaks truth.
Marcell Márk Galambos
August 20, 2021 at 5:57 pm
And what about polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons? I thought those are bad for our health too.
Sophie Bee
August 20, 2021 at 6:04 pm
This guy is secretly a coffee plant. He cares not for our health.
Alvar Lagerlöf
August 20, 2021 at 6:27 pm
I am 19 and I have never consumed any significant amount of caffeine.
Eric
August 20, 2021 at 9:39 pm
You also have no idea how few people give a crap.
Meowmeow
August 21, 2021 at 1:20 am
@Eric I give a crap. I care about people choosing healthy lifestyles.
Retenya
August 20, 2021 at 6:43 pm
İmagine the one who cannot drink a coffee easly because of the braces for not putting out something black
Steve C.
August 20, 2021 at 6:47 pm
The Indians knew well the industriousness of chocolate, coffee and cocaine. The influence on culture is apparent. Wonder if herb will impart its loving ways in our warlike culture.
Adipose Rex
August 20, 2021 at 7:22 pm
First ad I see is Starbucks😂 coffee gives me hives so I am coffee-less.
Caleb Larsen
August 20, 2021 at 7:34 pm
And then there’s members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who don’t think you need to be drunk or wired to function properly.
Александр Михайлов
August 20, 2021 at 7:43 pm
caffeine contributed to enlightenment, the age of reason and the industrial revolution, all of which required us to think in much more focused linear terms
imagine what we could achieve as a society if everybody started snorting cocaine on a daily basis
Innocent O.
August 20, 2021 at 11:11 pm
Must it be snorted? Can’t it be drunk like milk?
Ratigan2
August 21, 2021 at 12:09 am
@Innocent O. I use powdered milk in my tea, so why not cocaine.
Jordan P
August 20, 2021 at 7:45 pm
The assumption that people were constantly buzzed or drunk is incorrect. Kinda messes up the whole narrative
snoworder
August 20, 2021 at 8:14 pm
how about the negative effect on your heart and blood pressure
The Undead Werewolf
August 20, 2021 at 8:19 pm
I’m at the point where I don’t even feel the effects of caffeine anymore, I just drink energy drinks because I like the taste ha ha ha
Meowmeow
August 21, 2021 at 1:18 am
that’s kinda sad man, that’s called addiction
xzz
August 20, 2021 at 8:43 pm
But sugar aka carbs are bad….wtf
R. Rosales
August 20, 2021 at 9:20 pm
i always watch videos about coffe. they always get me confused. “it’s good for u, but it’s really bad, trust us… but we don’t really know”.
A P
August 20, 2021 at 10:40 pm
0:35 – ‘a few centuries ago’? Sure, if you call 600+ years a ‘few centuries’.
skatenick66
August 20, 2021 at 10:47 pm
Use a pop filter homie got some plosives
Kathy Jean
August 20, 2021 at 11:42 pm
I love the footage.
Pat Cally
August 21, 2021 at 12:59 am
The only thing I like more then caffeine is beer
Eduardo Cerna
August 21, 2021 at 1:05 am
We like poisoning our selves what can we say that’s reality
Sakura Christine Ito
August 21, 2021 at 1:21 am
Just finished the video! Now will go to my kitchen & make my cup of Mandheling drip coffee
Филипп Августинович
August 21, 2021 at 9:07 am
A devil’s advocate
123ricardo210
August 21, 2021 at 9:29 am
Okay, so… The whole of Europe obviously wasn’t drunk all the time. That’s just demonstrably false (and frankly: has been disproven more than enough times already). The beer that was drunk was usually lower in alcohol than modern beers to begin with. They did *not* give their children ¨hard cider¨ all the time. They also *did* drank water. What do you guys think wells were for?
It’s also highly unlikely Voltaire drank 72 cups of coffee a day. That would mean drinking 3 cups of coffee every hour of the day, including when normal people would be sleeping. Those cups were smaller and the coffee was probably less strong, but not enough to be able to dirnk 72 cups of them in a day.
Jeroen
August 21, 2021 at 9:32 am
Can’t really stand this voice-over, sorry. Sounds like he’s chewing on his tongue.
StarCrusher
August 21, 2021 at 9:52 am
Now imagine how advanced the world would be if everyone was on coke!!
Myxomatosis
August 21, 2021 at 8:13 pm
good gawd, *I would grind my teeth to a pulp!*
Simon K
August 21, 2021 at 9:59 am
So mind altering substances is good for society.
Sugar Salt
August 21, 2021 at 10:00 am
When I came across this video and start scanning the title, I misread the fueled with Fu***ed. I just got worried
sasas thisu
August 21, 2021 at 10:16 am
I didn’t know people drank alcohol fort heir breakfast 😂😂😂
Mystic Réa
August 21, 2021 at 12:09 pm
My best drogue
Draculapin
August 21, 2021 at 12:32 pm
Surprised that only 10% don’t drink caffeine everyday. I don’t And thought it was more than that
LionMen Music
August 21, 2021 at 1:26 pm
no ones talking about the toilets in these coffee houses… must have been chaotic
chayen
August 21, 2021 at 2:32 pm
this is interesting
Lorenzo G
August 21, 2021 at 4:03 pm
Mans name is Pollan and works with plants.
Shawn Wilson
August 21, 2021 at 4:41 pm
I don’t even smoke weed. But this man just made a perfect case for legalizing weed. Especially at the end…..
Myxomatosis
August 21, 2021 at 8:15 pm
Michael Pollan is a genius. He really believes in better living through chemistry. The reason I went to college for my first and second career!
Iksvomid
August 21, 2021 at 5:11 pm
Is it true, Michael?
Anggota_Noah Norel
August 21, 2021 at 5:14 pm
The world ends when the coffee plant extincts
Mark Lo
August 22, 2021 at 5:20 pm
We still have tea
The Water Cast
August 21, 2021 at 6:34 pm
Just make sure your water is decontaminated before you brew your coffee & tea.
Janine Lawton
August 22, 2021 at 10:27 pm
True! But I think that’s what the boiling does 😉 Most microbes can’t survive 100 degrees Celsius.
G-Vecom
August 21, 2021 at 6:51 pm
that’s why i don’t have dream….. now i get it
SupaBionicSonic
August 21, 2021 at 9:08 pm
“but is it really a bad thing to be dependent on a plant, that you have easy access to, that you can afford, that isn’t ruining your life and is giving you some benefit?” You mean marijuana?
Luka Živkovic
August 22, 2021 at 7:40 pm
Marijuana gives you way more cons than pros most of the time. (I am a stoner and smoke at least 2-3 joints a day). But the lung damage is simply undeniable, these days air is harmful because of pollution, but the rule of thumb is that anything that’s not air is bad for your lungs
Windows XP
August 21, 2021 at 9:37 pm
thats poisen
WineNot
August 23, 2021 at 3:01 am
ok bot
Windows XP
August 23, 2021 at 4:50 pm
Im not a bot that is litterly poisen
WineNot
August 23, 2021 at 4:51 pm
@Windows XP well human, that’s not a word.
Windows XP
August 23, 2021 at 8:49 pm
@WineNot
I AM NOT A HUMAN I IDENTIFY AS A ATTACKHELICOPTER #RESPECT PRIDE
PeepoHD
August 21, 2021 at 9:46 pm
I don’t care what super duper healthy and productive gurus say, I’m never gonna give up on my cup of coffee
David Cain
August 21, 2021 at 10:13 pm
The workers’ tea 😁
Nirmal Hettiarachchi
August 21, 2021 at 10:26 pm
All the hours and hours of my studies are thanks to litres and litres of Coffee I consume. I’m forever grateful to Coffee! ☕
Panaceias Úberes
August 22, 2021 at 12:22 am
… unless, like me, you’re allergic to all xanthines.
Janine Lawton
August 22, 2021 at 10:28 pm
That’s a real shame. What do you do to wake up and encourage alertness in the morning/during the day?
Tyler Wilson
August 22, 2021 at 1:21 am
“But is it really a bad thing to be dependent on a plant that you have easy access to, that you can afford, that isn’t ruining your life but is giving you benefits?”
I wonder what this guys stance is on marijuana.
ThatN*ggaJaren Jackson
August 22, 2021 at 3:35 pm
Dude smokes weed and does mushrooms and acid….
Ryan West
August 22, 2021 at 1:45 am
I would say that being addicted is not worth the benefits. I have been addicted for 10 years, and it has hindered my sleep and my ability to focus throughout the day. Yes I’m alert for that first hour or so, but then get a caffeine crash midday so I have to reach for more; which then negatively effects my sleep. The process is then repeated on a daily basis. Quitting this stuff was the BEST decision I have made. I sleep like a baby and am able to mentally and physically function throughout the day. Quitting caffeine is a b*** but once you do, you never want to go back.
HanzsKlopek
August 22, 2021 at 2:27 am
Youtube gave me a Tim Horton ad before the video. Subtle…
INU
August 22, 2021 at 4:34 am
My god i thought i just saw Heisenberg in the thumbnail
paladro
August 22, 2021 at 10:23 am
low level tweakers
Pat rick
August 22, 2021 at 3:03 pm
Michael Pollan is a national treasure !
Colin Few
August 22, 2021 at 6:12 pm
This jackass is the king of generalization.
Warrior Light
August 22, 2021 at 6:40 pm
There are many healthier alternatives to caffeine. Best ones are good sleep, diet, exercise, sunshine, and cold therapy in the mornings.
Eilian Noyes
August 22, 2021 at 7:50 pm
->
Blank B.
August 22, 2021 at 8:32 pm
This is what I’m saying lol. People like to moralize to me about my caffeine addiction and how bad it is and then eat over 30 grams of sugar per day and spend 7+ hours on Instagram.
WineNot
August 23, 2021 at 2:41 am
rationalizing our own behavior while simultaneously calling others out, this is the way
Blank B.
August 23, 2021 at 2:53 am
@WineNot I’m not rationalizing it. Did you watch the video? I’m saying there’s nothing to rationalize. 🤷🏼♀️ I’m also saying it’s hypocritical to call out my one cup of coffee and not resist actually harmful habits.
WineNot
August 23, 2021 at 3:10 am
@Blank B. I was one of the likes on your initial comment meaning I’m in agreement. I was just saying this is what people do, justify their own behavior while finding fault with others.
Blank B.
August 23, 2021 at 3:42 am
@WineNot oh my bad, I understand now and ya
Danita Jo
August 24, 2021 at 3:59 pm
This!
Catalin Chira
August 22, 2021 at 9:26 pm
has anyone tried American coffee ?! that’s a joke
Ste Jer
August 24, 2021 at 9:22 pm
You mean ‘brown colored hot beverage with lots of fancy sugar syrups’?
NZ
August 22, 2021 at 10:22 pm
Playhttps://youtu.be/6E1DkgUNfBc
Parady Account
August 23, 2021 at 1:27 am
👀
WineNot
August 23, 2021 at 2:37 am
All drugs should be legalized
He Who Is
August 23, 2021 at 2:58 am
Now let’s laterally shift that framework to natural psychedelics and HELLO 2030!!!
(In my head Teardrop by José González plays)
Him
August 23, 2021 at 6:18 am
Fun fact: Caffeine is the only legal drug.
aj
August 23, 2021 at 6:15 pm
Lol no it’s not, there’s hundreds of legal drugs
Him
August 23, 2021 at 7:34 pm
@aj What other drugs are legal? So you’re telling me I can buy cocaine in any shop/store? Nice
Him
August 24, 2021 at 2:36 pm
@aj …
Atakan KÖSE
August 23, 2021 at 7:23 am
can you guys make a sleep explained video
the continuous one
August 23, 2021 at 7:54 pm
be enlighted
cocoa plant
The Marvelous Donohues
August 24, 2021 at 12:40 am
Although a case can be made that caffeine subbed for alcohol, it sounds rather hollow that a society or human culture’s ingenuity is tied, or has to be tied to being drugged up to be successful. In today’s world, better diets (largely) as compared to the old days of society, vitamin supplements should be considered equal fuel to caffeine. With the hugely increased use of prescription drugs, how much of drugs are actually helping culture?
ABC EFG
August 24, 2021 at 1:54 am
They used to drink alcohol for the whole day! Seen like a great world for alcohol lover today. 😅
Kuro CK
August 24, 2021 at 5:57 am
Video recommendation: Opioid
sactorius
August 24, 2021 at 9:26 am
He ignored a lot of small risks in this video. Like heart or mental issue that come with coffee and addiction. Or bladder cancer and irritations or the high short lives bloodpressure spike. And we are getting more and more information the damage bad sleep gives us each year, which coffee stimulates. And that a very big group is not quite good at breaking down caffeine which probably have higher chances of problems like above stated.
Many of the benefits researches are correlational and not direct cause effect. Healthier people drink coffee or are people more healthy because they drink coffee.
“Pouring in coffee now”
Gonzalo E. Troncoso
August 24, 2021 at 6:49 pm
References, please
Ste Jer
August 24, 2021 at 9:24 pm
I think the word is always ‘in moderation’.
DanteRU0312
August 24, 2021 at 4:58 pm
“Cocaine addiction”
Meanwhile, weed/booze/other addictions: “Recreational use, harmless and beneficial”.
John Krols
August 24, 2021 at 5:35 pm
If coffee and drinking coffee were invented today, it would only be available with a doctor’s prescription.
Ste Jer
August 24, 2021 at 8:36 pm
Like sugar and fat, I suppose?
And tea, and water?
All very addictive.
InfoNympho
August 24, 2021 at 6:01 pm
ah yes, the addictive bean
Razordreamz
August 24, 2021 at 7:59 pm
Wow. Everyone gives Caffeine a pass. Is it good for you? Well in short bursts yes. In long ones I would have to say no. Missing out on sleep they cover, and yeah it sucks, but much more than you realize. Trying going 2 weeks without and at first it sucks, cause you in withdrawal, but then things do get better, and your faster at what you do. Why? Because you sleep better. There is a trade off and this does not go far enough to describe that.
Dimitris Sfak
August 24, 2021 at 8:08 pm
One thing to have in mind is that the presenter it talking specifically about coffee, not all coffee drinks. If you start adding milk, sugar, syrup, whipped cream etc. to your drink then you need to be aware of what all the addons are doing to you.
St. BlackOps2Cel
August 24, 2021 at 9:25 pm
So many misconceptions in this video, and people love when their drug is praised. I’m addicted to caffeine like most users, caffeine make most people angry, anxious and depressed, having a bad quality sleep … the list is endless.
Yes it makes boring soul-crashing jobs interesting by keeping you high, but the price is high too.
Nathan Coleman
August 24, 2021 at 11:00 pm
Being stuck in those life wasting jobs also makes most people angry, anxious and depressed. However its a much more painful emotional version of those feelings. Ill take the shallow coffee version every day of the week.
ikwhite
August 24, 2021 at 9:39 pm
if you can avoid relying continually on a foreign substance, that’s better than having to be chained to a drink multiple times a day. Nicotine may be more addictive but it’s kind of the same principle. Moderation leads to an overall better life balance in my opinion.
- Farpun -
August 24, 2021 at 10:23 pm
Caffeine reduces neuroplasticity
Ben Lin
August 24, 2021 at 10:44 pm
for me , coffee only enjoyable with the grounded coffee itself and hot water nothing else 😀
Ryan Neville
August 25, 2021 at 12:16 am
Currently at a month without coffee/caffeine. I sleep better, deeper for long. My emotions are more stable, less stress and anxiety. My energy everyday is more stable with almost no fatigue
Jarek Nowak
August 25, 2021 at 1:18 am
…guess what im drinking right now…
Shane
August 25, 2021 at 5:22 pm
A perfectly legal, dependence creating addictive drug 😀 Just what i needed!
Harry Potter
August 25, 2021 at 5:31 pm
No it’s not worth the ruined sleep lol. It’s really just not.
There is almost 0 antioxidants in coffee at coder shops on Canada.
We need sleep
Ali Naseri
August 25, 2021 at 5:33 pm
Lets try it with LSD.
Bull2k4
August 25, 2021 at 6:06 pm
Idk, I drink coffee 2 hours before going to sleep and I’m sleeping much much better, than without drinking it.
Sampe
August 25, 2021 at 6:06 pm
Who is drinking caffeine right now? 🙋♀️
Marco Antonio
August 25, 2021 at 6:15 pm
If coffee made everything better, then why it didn’t in Africa where it was common?? I think you are twisting the truth here….
Doug Crab
August 25, 2021 at 6:25 pm
Europeans did drink water and most of their non-water drinks had a very low alcohol content
Rosa María García
August 25, 2021 at 6:44 pm
It’s really impressive how did they avoid using the term “capitalism”!!
Shawaeb
August 25, 2021 at 7:05 pm
5:00 weed too
Anna Chase
August 25, 2021 at 7:07 pm
This isn’t about morals. My friend is a caffeine addict and she barely sleeps. 4 hours a night is luxury for her. It’s destroying her on the long run. So I’d say no being dependent on a plant not needed for survival isn’t good no matter how you try to justify it
danda adnad
August 25, 2021 at 9:38 pm
How much does she drink?
I drink quite a lot but try not to after 1pm to dont affect my sleep.
Also, other factors might be involved
Synthetick
August 25, 2021 at 7:43 pm
Makes me want coffee.
Bob Houghton
August 25, 2021 at 8:06 pm
I’m happy to be dependent on 2 plants. Both easily accessible, that I can afford and bring me benefits
cent0r
August 25, 2021 at 10:49 pm
Coca and poppies?
Bobtanion
August 25, 2021 at 10:57 pm
Palm oil and Sugar cane
MM aY
August 25, 2021 at 8:12 pm
jokes on you, I’m so addicted that I drink coffee before bed so I can sleep better
DondiWhiteRIP
August 25, 2021 at 8:18 pm
Capitalist propaganda and junkie idiocy
A H
August 25, 2021 at 8:59 pm
Can we go back to alcohol for breakfast? Asking for a friend, thanks!
The Beverly Hills Bushranger
August 25, 2021 at 9:47 pm
I am drinking coffee while watching this.
Ernesto Hower
August 25, 2021 at 10:43 pm
I’ll never drink caffeine again in my life
Star72
August 25, 2021 at 10:55 pm
Can’t they just kill the microbes by boiling the water? Wouldn’t that be better than being drunk all the time?
Maria Fernanda Pereira Araújo
August 25, 2021 at 11:13 pm
In Brazil drinking coffee is extremely common in all ages but I used to hate it. When I was a child when I got to high school I needed caffeine to get trough the long days but senior year I was so addictive I had extreme stomach issues and had to quit for a while. Now, I only drink because I like the taste and always have it pure black
Thezuule
August 25, 2021 at 11:21 pm
Coffee is basically a weird bean soup.
Caleb M
August 26, 2021 at 12:02 am
Slightly different take than just quitting caffeine altogether, but I find that having smaller amounts throughout the day affects sleep and mood way less than you would think. Truly does help to take 3-5 days off though. Balance is key!
Andre Zegarra
August 26, 2021 at 12:24 am
I was in the mid of making a cup…
then stopped,
but then just used a smaller cup…
jtolify
August 26, 2021 at 12:53 am
Watching this while enjoying my cup of coffee!
Matt Dixon
August 26, 2021 at 1:06 am
Next do meth cuz same thing just different… been on it since 3rd grade. By a doctor obviously
Maxine Gonzales
August 26, 2021 at 1:19 am
I’m glad My mom never let me drink soda and coffee growing up cause now that I’m older I hate it it’s gross to me tastes very weird and disgusting thanks mom haha 😂
TheRozylass
August 26, 2021 at 4:51 pm
The common myth that people rose with the sun and went to bed when it went down can be disproved by reading diaries and journals of people who actually lived in the 15th – 19th centuries.
Bridimum Nully
August 26, 2021 at 5:12 pm
finally! Men voice in videos, I am tired of those annoying high pitch females
Jordan The Pug
August 26, 2021 at 5:15 pm
* replace all “caffeine” to “thc” and “coffee” to “weed” *
Andrew Rodriguez
August 26, 2021 at 6:44 pm
I just avoid caffeine on my days off so I don’t get addicted
Igor Hudacek
August 26, 2021 at 6:58 pm
Bullfuckingshit. Coffee has been responsible for having an inability to focus in a linear way, remember ANYTHING, and make me feel like I’m jacked up on cocaine (very similar stress-rush for me). I’ve quit for the last month, having only herbal tea, and my memory is coming back, I can focus on things for longer without feeling like a drug addict that has a.d.h.d., I have close to no more crazy breakdance-impersonating heart palpitations, and I have substantially better sleep.
OH and as a bonus, I don’t feel nauseous and get as bloated/look 5 months preg and feel desperately hungry 12 minutes after eating too.
I drank a french press in the morning and have been heavily ingesting coffee since I was 15. 28 now.
For anyone out there considering trying it, I recommend it !!
Alisha Thomas
August 26, 2021 at 7:24 pm
I like how he poses caffeine as the only solution to focus and minimizes the impact on sleep. #EXERCISE has the SAME POSITIVES and actually makes you sleep better. And you don’t risk the effects on your #immunity that is caused by #sleepdeprivation.
Also he talks about the unhealthy American diet as the only option – you could eat vegetables to get those same #antioxidants.
Haekal Daily
August 26, 2021 at 7:24 pm
yes
Purple Man
August 26, 2021 at 7:36 pm
No reported benefit can compensate the loss of (good quality) sleep and the appearence of nervousness. A substance that brings about both can never be considered an antioxidant.
jj zun
August 26, 2021 at 7:47 pm
There is a correlation but not necessarily causality.
Sahil Tripurana
August 26, 2021 at 7:55 pm
Kids, go to school and don’t drink coffee
Nightly
August 26, 2021 at 7:56 pm
Sure it may be “beneficial” to your physical health but it’s definitely detrimental to your mental health. At the end of the day, you’re still reliant on a drug to operate.
g s
August 26, 2021 at 7:57 pm
*Very fitting that “WIRED” is doing a video on caffeine*
camila bachur
August 26, 2021 at 7:57 pm
Great video
Adge Freeman
August 26, 2021 at 7:58 pm
Now do crippling internet addiction next
Phillip Morrison
August 26, 2021 at 8:55 pm
Should have ben mentioned that alcohol of the past was very low in alcohol content tho. We couldn’t make good hard liquor or even high percent beer until much later.
Syl JoLy
August 26, 2021 at 9:11 pm
Coffee breaks were invited by employers to extract more labor out of their workers.
Bryson Schultz
August 26, 2021 at 9:27 pm
Laughs in adderall
Miss Orange
August 26, 2021 at 10:29 pm
Ojalá que llueva café ☕️
robert garza
August 26, 2021 at 10:55 pm
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JaQuicker
August 26, 2021 at 11:04 pm
Caffeine created The Great Cornholio
Mason Mann
August 26, 2021 at 11:19 pm
Nobody is talking about how coffee sparks a bowel movement, seconds after taking a sip. Or is it just me..
Alex Taigel
August 27, 2021 at 1:08 am
Do you drink coffee with milk? You could be lactose intolerant..
ChernobylTaco
August 27, 2021 at 12:52 am
Oh cool cool cool, now how do we harvest the coffee?
Oh… Oh…oh no….
K Lin
August 27, 2021 at 1:06 am
I drink coffee and tea entire day every day and I still get 8 hours sleep at night without any problem.
Henry
August 27, 2021 at 1:51 am
Don’t come for me when I have my iced latte in hand ✨👍
Elizabeth Nicole
August 27, 2021 at 1:59 am
Sometimes I actually wonder how I’m living day to day without drinking coffee … I got through all of college without it and now as a full time preschool teacher I make it through. I workout but like so do people who drink caffeine so I don’t understand. I feel like it’s a mind game at some point!
BlueJay
August 27, 2021 at 2:10 am
so in conclusion if you don’t want to comfort with capitalism don’t drink coffee drink tequila
arabella ivy
August 27, 2021 at 2:27 am
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thorr18BEM
August 27, 2021 at 2:58 am
I love my coffee. I have a fixed amount, always before noon, and those few who sneer at it are plain wrong.
decentralized technology go ahead and ban me
August 27, 2021 at 3:53 am
don’t like the taste of hot coffee can drink cold coffee like Starbucks or something like that but not hot coffee I drink energy drinks that are sugar-free that lease has 200 mg of caffeine
decentralized technology go ahead and ban me
August 27, 2021 at 3:55 am
the IT industry literally runs off of caffeine lol
G Q
August 27, 2021 at 4:30 am
How caffeine addiction in the west changed the world
General Grievous
August 27, 2021 at 4:39 am
I just take 1 cup early in the day
AMN3ZIA
August 27, 2021 at 5:27 am
This article mostly covers coffee, but what about the caffeine in energy drinks?
Huan Bui
August 27, 2021 at 5:30 am
How caffeine addiction change the history? Just ask coder and architect. Politicians are on coke, they are different breed.
🚀 Gee Gee 🚀
August 27, 2021 at 9:04 am
A lot of inventions, ideas and breakthroughs were successfully done because of caffeinated people and scientists. Thanks, caffeine.
Eve Angélique
August 27, 2021 at 12:01 pm
You can afford … As long as those who produce it don’t get to live in prosperity
Daniel
August 27, 2021 at 2:21 pm
Wait, am I not supposed to have alcohol with breakfast?
Daniel
August 27, 2021 at 2:21 pm
Sometimes I even skip the breakfast
Justin Krann
August 27, 2021 at 2:39 pm
All those 4am waking up construction dudes. Take away their caffeine nothings getting built!
Elizabeth McMorrigan
August 27, 2021 at 2:43 pm
The fact the climate change is driving several species of coffee plants to extinction is entirely missed here.
Anthony Knox
August 27, 2021 at 3:28 pm
Let’s be honest: if you acquire a caffeine habit, you’re going to spend a few dollars every day for the rest of your life just to feel the same way you would have felt if you never started.
Chris Conrady
August 28, 2021 at 7:41 pm
This. So true.
Freestyleliving
August 27, 2021 at 5:15 pm
No drug is better caffine is better than alcohol but people need to try and be happy without drugs
Makavell
August 27, 2021 at 6:10 pm
I love almost everything about coffee But I don’t drink just because destroy you teeth
CIC
August 27, 2021 at 7:18 pm
Why didn’t say something about energy drinks?
Kent Karlsson
August 27, 2021 at 7:27 pm
I got the perfect thing so that you still can sleep after coffie, some weed ✌️
Dan P
August 27, 2021 at 8:56 pm
As with any drug… everything in moderation… i like stimulants in general but you need to use them moderately otherwise it will mess with your head… much so with any chemical… even weed despite the current attitudes taken to it
CHRIS.V
August 27, 2021 at 9:57 pm
I survived on Copenhagen and Black coffee
dadigitechman
August 27, 2021 at 10:24 pm
I quit caffeine. It was awful. Never again. Also my interests changed.
Caffeine gives you the energy to carry out the thoughts of a tired mind.
Julius Hamilton
August 27, 2021 at 11:05 pm
His claims about there being historical periods defined by one drug or another needs pretty hefty support. First of all, an actual correlation between caffeine and “science” must be established, and the concept of “linear thinking” made clearly defined. There was science in Ancient Greece, and there are drunks in modern Europe. Without ruling out contrary possibilities, and seeking counterexamples, the theory could easily be selectively supported, motivated by a confirmation bias.
Then, a testable theory of causation must be put forward. Even if the aforementioned correlation turns out to exist, how do we know what the relationship between the two is, with confidence? Maybe there were factors far beyond caffeine at play in the rise of science in the Renaissance and the Enlightenment. In linking two highly salient, observed events, it becomes too easy to assume without sufficient grounds that they must be connected.
Maybe caffeine did have a role in scientific activity, but we should try to prove that with rigor.
Ale Lloveras
August 28, 2021 at 3:34 am
Are you trying to sell coffee now? I love your content but i think you missed your point here, it’s full of dubious affirmations, wrong information, misconceptions, false correlation between facts… you can do better
Ramanuja Rao
August 28, 2021 at 4:24 am
But if we can avoid taking caffeinated drinks a certain amount of time before going to bed we can have a good sleep.
J J
August 28, 2021 at 9:36 am
*error: Royal Institution”
—>”Royal Society” the scientific society Pollan misnamed had origins in coffee houses.
maskatti
August 28, 2021 at 12:04 pm
And this video was sponsored by: big coffee firms
PineappleStew
August 28, 2021 at 12:34 pm
Too much caffeine enlarges your prostate
JußtJammin 777
August 28, 2021 at 2:25 pm
Just legalize all drugs and let us do as we please
Elcid Garcia
August 28, 2021 at 2:41 pm
Coffee is ❤️
Sir Derty ✓
August 28, 2021 at 4:31 pm
Cool topic
feeling-dizzie
August 28, 2021 at 6:46 pm
So the beginning implied that coffee *replaced* alcohol as the most common drink and ended this era of people being drunk all the time, but it doesn’t explain how. Coffee requires clean water to brew, so wouldn’t a community need access to clean water (i.e. no longer stuck drinking solely alcohol) BEFORE coffee could become popular in that community?
Jean Eisenhower
August 29, 2021 at 12:58 am
No problem – except that we’re now dependent.
Josiah Russell
September 2, 2021 at 5:22 am
I quit caffeine for 3 months and my sleep is far far better! I don’t feel groggy in the morning, and im not dependent on caffeine. I think it’s far better to be used as a drug for a purpose (use when we need it) not just as a routine drink
hodsh1
September 2, 2021 at 6:23 am
yess finally someone is talking about it (besides medical medium and freelee)
hodsh1
September 2, 2021 at 6:29 am
yes it is exceptional that the caffeine industry only funds studies which are complimentary..
hodsh1
September 2, 2021 at 6:38 am
so glad most ppl in this comments section are not buying that it is ‘not so bad to be addicted’
Deputy Travis Junior
September 2, 2021 at 8:05 am
On that note, I’m gonna have a cup
sunny
September 2, 2021 at 10:06 am
It’s also not great for your digestive system and some study’s indicate that people start balding earlier if they have a high caffeine intake. It’s a multi billion dollar industry, coffee isn’t as great as they want us to believe.
zapadog
September 2, 2021 at 1:26 pm
I think caffeine is overrated. It doesn’t do much to me. I drink strong coffee on a very irregular basis (a lot sometimes and none at others). Don’t feel any difference neither got addicted.
Queen K
September 2, 2021 at 2:56 pm
Caffeine can ruin your life. It can cause major adrenal fatigue
MrAwesomeSquad
September 2, 2021 at 3:35 pm
So we have coffee to blame for capitalism?
Devin Baldo
September 2, 2021 at 9:20 pm
Very well done video !!!
Tony Riccio
September 2, 2021 at 10:20 pm
Caffiene addiction only exist because people dont do kratom
Maurice Moynihan
September 3, 2021 at 1:00 am
1:00 this guy is talking so much smack. Yes people drank alcohol because of the fermentation process killing bacteria but they were drinking mostly heavily watered down mead. No one was giving babies hard cider.
Koyuki Panda
September 3, 2021 at 2:06 am
Caffeine addict here. I love coffee so much that I debated whether or not to throw out a full thing of iced coffee I made, because I found two gnats floating in it…
Definitely, the hardest decision I made today…
FateAndFurie
September 3, 2021 at 3:02 am
Caffeine doesn’t affect me, never has since I was a kid. Doesn’t affect my parents, grandparents, or aunts/uncles either. I figure it’s some kind of genetic mutation or something. I wish just once I could feel the effects of a cup of coffee so I could understand what all the hype is about
Casey B
September 3, 2021 at 3:55 am
He’s just the best
Anthony Moloney
September 3, 2021 at 5:44 am
Did anyone else feel like they were watching an infomercial?
Elliot
September 3, 2021 at 6:51 am
You forgot that massive period of history where there was tea. It was a “tea break” before it was a “coffee break”.
Horned Melon Productions
September 3, 2021 at 8:05 am
It would be interesting to compare this to the history of tea in the East, where it was initially closely tied with Buddhist religious classes. The Japanese tea ceremony, for example, can last up to four hours, and doesn’t seem designed to increase productivity (maybe focus, maybe rational thinking). Tea is more popular worldwide than coffee, so it’s arguably a more important case study for caffeine use and how it’s interacted with other historical events in a different time and place than those discussed in this video.
Magnus So
September 3, 2021 at 2:28 pm
The statement 0:45 that most people in the Middle Ages were drunk all the day is not correct. There were plenty of drinkable water in lakes and wells at that time.
Josie Cate
September 5, 2021 at 5:56 pm
Thank you! Was looking for this
John Wick
September 3, 2021 at 3:57 pm
I rarely drink coffee or tea. Not even 27 cups in my life of 27 yrs. I know not many would be like me.
Tyler Marlowe
September 3, 2021 at 5:17 pm
Never tasted it. Never will. My mind is my own, my emotions are my own, my self-control is my own, my sleep is my own. In dental school I laugh at all the people that can’t even make it to lunch without spending $8 on a Starbucks coffee. I exercise daily, sleep great, and eat well. Healthy as could be and no addiction to show for it. Hate how this video paints addiction as a good thing. Anything that takes away your self control is not a good thing.
Queen Dragoncake
September 3, 2021 at 9:31 pm
Are you Mormon
Scott y
September 3, 2021 at 7:55 pm
This 6 minute clip doesnt do Michael Pollan and this topic justice. Go read his book but if youre too lazy for that go watch his Joe Rogan interview since he really gets into the details.
ayy llama
September 3, 2021 at 10:07 pm
“on balance it contributes much more to your health than it takes away…coffee and tea contribute to a major part of antioxidants in an American diet” (4:16-4:35). Meanwhile, the title includes the word addiction which makes this video seem like it’s saying coffee is bad. Key word is balance like all things isn’t it? You don’t need to drink coffee all the time but it’s just fine in moderation, no hate.
Christopher Perry
September 4, 2021 at 12:16 am
Weird because if I keep drinking coffee throughout the day I get more tired, not less.
MartyisGreat2020
September 4, 2021 at 1:19 am
I’ve switched to decaf, caffeine desensitized my dopamine receptors after a lifetime of consumption and gave me anhedonia. I could no longer even enjoy a sunset. F* this drug and societies acceptance of it as not being harmful. The withdrawal headaches happen because caffeine reduces blood flow to the brain by 30%!! Look it up.
Werner Schott
September 4, 2021 at 3:30 am
caffeine = energy credit
I J
September 4, 2021 at 4:05 am
I drink hard black coffee- medium dark to dark Vienna roast. It doesn’t do anything other than leading me straight to the loo in mornings. If I run out of them, I can go just fine without them for even months. Does anyone have the same thing going?
AwkwardYet
September 4, 2021 at 5:10 am
5:02 marijuana in a nutshell
James billingsby
September 4, 2021 at 8:29 am
Nice, I drink a lot of coffee and espresso. Just getting my antioxidants.
john tanker
September 4, 2021 at 12:05 pm
“Is it really a bad thing to be dependent on a plant that isn’t ruining your life?”
Me: Nope not really *proceed face slams onto the desk and snorts more lines of coffee*
Titus Abraham
September 4, 2021 at 12:26 pm
The Mormons seem to do well without it.
lkjkhfggd
September 4, 2021 at 1:24 pm
The video was very interesting with how coffee impacted us historically. It’s crazy to imagine a world where everyone was constantly drunk.
Napkinatorz
September 4, 2021 at 5:23 pm
this guy’s books are great
nitetimerxdio
September 4, 2021 at 5:27 pm
drugs are bad mmkay
Rohan More
September 5, 2021 at 2:47 am
4:17 – why is even the point of this video then
erwan lepecheur
September 5, 2021 at 10:00 am
In order to have a nice sleep your last cup has to be before 2pm so the caffeine disappear enough by the time you’re going to bed to not disturb your sleep. It’s in a really interesting book called why we sleep
nyanity
September 5, 2021 at 10:02 am
Bold to claim that coffee was the CAUSE of prosperity. It‘s way more likely and plausible that coffee, being a luxury good, is consumed more when prosperity increases.
constantinos schinas
September 5, 2021 at 11:38 am
i used to sip an ultra strong coffee (like 5 spoonfulls of instant) in order to sleep, after another 5 to 6 such cups, in the course of the day. guess cafeine overdose reverses the effect.
Delaynah Leavitt
September 5, 2021 at 12:51 pm
I had to involuntarily quit caffeine and all forms of coffee (even decaf) 6 months ago due to a health issue and honestly… I was miserable for about three months but now I don’t even notice it. I feel as productive/energetic as I did when I was having four cups of coffee per day, w/o the accompanying brain fog. Weird. Still miss it tho
Whatisreal? Knowtheformula
September 5, 2021 at 6:00 pm
Disappointed. Was expecting an investigation into the socio-economic development of the world as coffee’s popularity has exploded. Expecting it to be as corrupt a line as the banana’s.
Deep Shit Talks
September 5, 2021 at 6:48 pm
Finish your last cup before 11 am. By the time you hit your REM sleep, the caffeine is out of your body! This video only mentions that 50% caffeine is circulating in our bloodstream even after 4-5 hours. But it doesn’t tell you what’s the best time window to consume and how long does it stay overall.
It’s around 12-14 hours. Say if you sleep at 10.30 pm, you are likely to reach your REM sleep around 3 – 3.30 ish. Now deduct 14 hours. Your last cup must be around that time! So you get the benefits and negate the side effects.
TheStockwell
September 5, 2021 at 9:16 pm
To truly enjoy this informative video, change the playback speed to 1.75 speed. You’re welcome. 🙂
SnacKing
September 6, 2021 at 12:20 pm
They really overused the word “drug” in this video
novadirector
September 6, 2021 at 3:29 pm
I didn’t start drinking coffee until I worked nightshift. Coffee certainly boosts the economy big time.
Ammon Pearce
September 6, 2021 at 3:30 pm
The caffeine headaches are what get me everytime. So I drink more caffeine to get the headache to go away. It’s a vicious daily cycle. I don’t like it.
Martin The Panda
September 6, 2021 at 3:49 pm
I drank coffee a couple of times. I didn’t like the tired yet energetic feeling it gave me and I never reached for another cup again. 🤮 I don’t understand people that drink it.
JudgeyJudgeyable
September 6, 2021 at 3:57 pm
This video is so well done and the story is told in such a clear, engaging and thought-provoking way!
community poopsock
September 6, 2021 at 4:14 pm
cigarettes were really healthy back in the day too
Matvey Shishov
September 6, 2021 at 6:40 pm
I feel so much less guilty about my coffee addiction, thank you!
Dusty's Audio Shorts
September 6, 2021 at 8:09 pm
Waking up to an alarm clock is extremely unhealthy.
Josh _
September 6, 2021 at 8:12 pm
So this the video where coffee addicts go to reaffirm their addiction 😂
Coop
September 6, 2021 at 11:49 pm
i want coffee.
Phlegethon
September 7, 2021 at 12:51 am
So what you’re saying is we need everyone to be on meth
Woodwardia
September 7, 2021 at 5:50 am
Michael Pollan is one of the most Anthropocentric Human on the Planet.
When you listen to him Justify any Addiction or the use of psychedelics in treating the human condition, he is just admitting that we need these harmful crutches just to stay alive and Flourish in a world of over consumption.
He’s wrong and continues to support the Cult of Carnisim and Addiction.
In the end Capitalism wins and He feels that’s a Benefit that out ways the drawbacks.
Perhaps he will wake up or fail to wake up, Literally, and one day and we can collectively use his body as compost and grow some Healthy plants that sustains life instead for reducing it.
Obviously Not a Fan!
Robert Bones
September 7, 2021 at 9:25 am
I drink caffeine every day and some might say I’m addicted, but what’s the benefit in giving it up? Humans naturally need stimulation
Having said that, the problem with the caffeine is the same problem with amphetamine. You develop a tolerance and instead of improving productivity, focus, etc, you’re just drinking to avoid the withdrawal symptoms, which in my case is always a painful headache. So i find it strange this video tries to credit caffeine for making people more productive and focused, in my experience the tolerance develops very quickly and you no longer get that benefit. It’s the same as other stimulants.
one one
September 7, 2021 at 4:37 pm
5:00 this guy literally says most plant based drugs are good for you 😀
Made on Earth by humans 人類
September 7, 2021 at 5:37 pm
900
Mashup Studio
September 7, 2021 at 8:49 pm
A world would be even better only if post nut clarity lasted at least 24 hours
no-name
September 7, 2021 at 9:24 pm
I wouldn’t say that caffeine dependence is a free ride other than sleep; my cardiologist told me to cut caffeine out because it was causing my heart to skip beats.
Green
September 7, 2021 at 10:09 pm
Einstein didn’t use caffeine. His teas and coffees were caffeine free. Also recent studies are showing that it inhibits creativity, which you’d expect since creativity is very often non-linear, so the ability to do both is crucial for great thinkers.
spooky.bunny
September 8, 2021 at 6:59 pm
There’s caffeine free coffee?
matheus Santhiago
September 8, 2021 at 10:22 pm
@spooky.bunny it’s just like going to a brothel and ask for a hug
but yeah it’s a thing
Philippos Pratsos
September 8, 2021 at 2:29 am
I think that he makes some great points, but still one should avoid being addicted to anything.
Chris Hernando
September 8, 2021 at 3:09 am
This video brought to you by Starbucks.
mikmop
September 8, 2021 at 5:54 am
Decaf is a good way to wean yourself off regular coffee and it usually contains almost similar amounts of antioxidants as regular coffee, although it may be up to 15% lower. The main antioxidants in regular coffee and decaf are very effective at neutralizing reactive compounds called free radicals. So if your diet is deficient, then coffee is probably helping a bit.
However, while coffee may be high in antioxidants, so is broccoli, spinach, carrots and potatoes, all of which are high in antioxidants. And so are artichokes, cabbage, asparagus, avocados, beetroot, radish, lettuce, sweet potatoes, squash, pumpkin, collard greens and kale. Using lots of spices in cooking is also good.
Since switching to decaf, I sleep much better at nights. And I also don’t wake up feeling like a zombie or experience states of extreme lethargy through various parts of the day. This used to be a huge problem for me. And furthermore, if I go without decaf for a few days, I’m not hanging out for it.
Shark Partyer
September 8, 2021 at 6:30 am
Caffeine is *shrinks* the pineal gland.
Savvas Kalimeris
September 8, 2021 at 7:32 am
Caffeine helps us sustain this linear world we created 👏
Robert Saca
September 8, 2021 at 10:42 am
The problem with Americans is they don’t understand how to use/play/eat/drink/fight in moderation.
Everything is overdone and that’s the problem, not caffeine, not pizza etc. Lack of moderation and understanding of food is the problem.
Jake Zade
September 8, 2021 at 10:58 am
Quitting caffiene this last month is the best thing I’ve done in a long time.
Research shows so many positives of drinking coffee yet I find it much easier to focus, feel healthier and more hydrated, able to sleep earlier and my skin is better than ever now that I’ve quit.
Lukas Götz
September 8, 2021 at 11:15 am
Very biased view of caffeine imo
Sam Prowse
September 8, 2021 at 11:20 am
If people were really more capable of rational thought while addicted to caffeine, maybe capitalism wouldn’t be destroying our planet.
vil
September 8, 2021 at 4:55 pm
seems to me like it’s less of caffeine being great and more of people not being drunk all the time
Antoine Morin-Prévost
September 8, 2021 at 8:08 pm
How about we put the brakes on that overworking, over consumption lifestyle and cut back on caffeine a little bit?
I think THAT would be much better for our health.
balazs daroczi
September 8, 2021 at 9:07 pm
Kōhi= legal amphetamine
Sauron
September 8, 2021 at 11:59 pm
This is stupid misinformation. A dumb meme I’m tired of hearing.
1) People in the Middle Ages did drink fresh water, it was not riddled with disease except in cities.
2) Medieval beer was far less alcoholic than today, it would take an immense quantity to actually get buzzed let along drunk.
3) The Arabs had coffee for many centuries before Europe, and they never underwent an Enlightenment nor did they break the normal daily cycle determined by the Sun.
4) This implies heavily that there was no technological or scholarly advancement during the Medieval period, but anyone who knows the history of science knows that the Scholastic synthesis was a huge advancement over Ancient thought and was a huge factor in the Renaissance of the 12th century. This is a period *utterly ignored* by popular history, but professional historians know it well.
This is so easy for anyone with a little bit of education in history to debunk it’s ridiculous and sad how far it’s traveled.
Libby Shindorf
September 9, 2021 at 12:41 am
I bet this video was sponsored by big coffee.
5 Star Reviews
September 9, 2021 at 2:11 am
Haha. All you morons are addicted to caffeine, but not me! I’m an idiot addicted to naughty YouTube comments. Much cheaper
Christen Farrar
September 9, 2021 at 2:12 am
I wish they would have talked about the origins of coffee.
5 Star Reviews
September 9, 2021 at 2:14 am
There is nothing that justifies your hideous addiction, you weaklings!
5 Star Reviews
September 9, 2021 at 2:15 am
When I look at you, I see someone just as weak as a junkie
MusicUnderGround
September 9, 2021 at 6:36 am
Why does caffeine help me sleep 💤😴 🥱 n make others have energy
abcdefghijklmno29753
September 9, 2021 at 6:41 am
Wait, the anthropocene is really the coffee- and tea-plant’s idea?
noxabellus
September 9, 2021 at 11:29 am
Alcohol and caffeine conquered the world to the point no one even admits they’re drugs anymore
Seven Man96
September 9, 2021 at 12:33 pm
Its not the only substance that can alter sleep many medications can interfere with sleep patterns and quality
Nachiket Joshi
September 9, 2021 at 1:01 pm
Wow this is such a dumb video. Imputing the modern enlightenment and capitalism to caffeine, while it was being consumed in the middle east for centuries without producing the same social effects. Maybe Michael, stick to pharmacology and lay off absurd sociological conjectures.
Ezequiel Matías Azcurra
September 9, 2021 at 4:33 pm
El mate es mejor que el café, pero el mundo no está listo para esa conversación.
Death Midi
September 9, 2021 at 5:36 pm
Slave to productivity!
accee7
September 9, 2021 at 6:15 pm
Everyone should just take adderall even better
monster
September 9, 2021 at 7:07 pm
ok but is it still beneficial if you drink it every single day and dont feel the burst of energy anymore
riahmatic
September 9, 2021 at 9:44 pm
Bro y’all did not just blame caffeine for capitalism.
Conner Kelly
September 10, 2021 at 3:18 am
Humans: I am the superior species
The coffee plant after multiplying: I’m about to start this whole man’s career
Live, Learn and Teach
September 10, 2021 at 9:32 am
After researching caffeine I gave up and I’m not going back. I feel so much better without it.
Abanob Mikaeel
September 10, 2021 at 12:43 pm
I’m legit perfectly okay with the consequences 😂
Horacio Maschwitz
September 10, 2021 at 12:48 pm
This is a coffee commercial. Would like to check who sponsored wired to do this video…
me curse you mimikyu
September 10, 2021 at 12:55 pm
So were pretending a cup of tea didn’t exist and giving coffee all the credit?
Jacob Macaree
September 10, 2021 at 2:06 pm
For me its easier to fall asleep on caffeine. I feel so tired and drained an hour after having it.
RBkidd510
September 10, 2021 at 3:17 pm
None of these timelines make sense. Enlightenment began in Europe way before coffee became a popular drink, and it didn’t relate to alcohol consumption to replace a lack of clean drinking water.
Andrew W
September 10, 2021 at 3:54 pm
Simple: Consume coffee or any caffeine after noon and your sleep is f’d