• MrScottyTay
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    9 months ago

    Hate that a lot of programmer “culture” revolves around coffee. We should not be normalising caffeine addictions

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      9 months ago

      a lot of programmer “culture” revolves around coffee

      It comes up in memes/jokes, but aside from that, what else does it have to do with our subculture?

      I’m not sure that it’s even ours. Coffee comes up a lot in general office culture.

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        9 months ago

        Every time I go into the office we take like 5 coffee breaks throughout the day. Some coworkers have switched from pods to espresso machines to bring down the cost per cup.

        Is it just my team? I feel like this is pretty common.

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        9 months ago

        Yeah I guess it’s more that the general office world bleeds into the dev world

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      9 months ago

      Pretty sure it’s just general… culture? Caffeine, other than sugar, is the most normalized addiction. It’s a potion that works for multiple purposes.

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    9 months ago

    If you’re still laughing, try not taking any caffeine for a full day. I recently tried to stop the habit (digestive issues) and it’s really damn hard.

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      9 months ago

      I find anything other than light roast espresso gives me stomach pain.

      I’ve stopped a few times to make sure I’m not developing an addiction, and yeah, it can be tough.