The people who say they need 3 cups of black coffee to start their day are just addicts with a high tolerance that experience mild withdrawal symptoms each morning.
If you feel like that, it’s your body crying for you to take a break.
If you like an occasional cup of coffee or energy drink to get through something, then that’s fine. But if you ever feel like one isn’t working like it used to, you should take a break from caffeine to reset your tolerance, not up the dosage like an addict.
Yes and no.
Yes I’m a caffeine addict. But I’m also a coffee snob (for myself. I dont care what other people drink, those that do suck). If i just wanted the caffeine, I’d go back to slamming monsters like I did in college. I wouldn’t be spending the amount of time I do to get the best cup of coffee I can.
Think of it this way. Sure, I could just eat microwaved meals or other pre-prepared meals all day every day, but there’s a reason I will often to take the time to make a nice home-cooked meals (beyond budget reasons). Same reason people bother making cocktails instead of just throwing back shots
E: just to add, this isn’t new information to 95% of us. We’re all well aware we’re addicts.