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Diane Perrine's avatar

A good multifaceted perspective on coffee! I'm not sure when coffee became vital in my life but everyone who knows me is fully aware of it. I consider coffee to be almost a "right of passage ".

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BrianAlfred1983's avatar

Coffee is definitely a right of passage especially in American culture. Thank you!

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Andrew Smith's avatar

This is a very meta read for me as I sip my 3rd cup of coffee this morning!

"An estimated 2.25 billion cups of coffee are consumed every single day."

I am responsible for a relatively high percentage of that.

Also interestingly (you touched on this), I think coffee ultimately led to UK supremacy. As you mentioned, it was a rare group of sober folks gathering to brainstorm. Adam Smith and other revolutionary thinkers were certainly beneficiaries of this environment.

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Ross Bingham's avatar

Love that origin story! Thank you for your service, Kaldi 😆

Great article to read with my morning coffee 👌

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BrianAlfred1983's avatar

I am definitely responsible for a good portion of that 2.25 billion cups as well!

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BrianAlfred1983's avatar

Thank you! I have always loved origin stories whether they are embellished or not. I am glad you enjoyed this one, it was fun to write.

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