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47 sats \ 7 replies \ @Undisciplined 5 Jun \ on: What's the most normalized addiction? AskSN
Definitely caffeine. I can’t think of another addiction that people admit to so freely and proudly.
I can agree. Then I think nicotine is an equal addiction if that doesn't outnumber caffeine snobs. India and China both drink tea essentially. Would you change it to nicotine?
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Nicotine isn’t normalized in America anymore
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Caffeine isn't normalised in the most populated countries in the world.
I'd guess if America can match the population of this part of the world, nicotine would be normalised there too.
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Tea is a source of caffeine too, but people don't seem to develop the same dependency on it.
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Yes indeed. I've been drinking tea ever since but I can still live without it. Its isn't an addiction at all.
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I don’t see caffeine as an addiction, not in the true sense of the word. You can go without coffee and not experience any real withdrawal or harm. It feels more like a social habit. I know some cannabis users like to call their use a ‘social addiction’ to downplay the chemical dependence — I don’t think the term really fits there, but it kind of makes sense when talking about coffee.
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It might be semantics, but people do develop chemical dependence on caffeine and get headaches when they go without it.
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