Stimulants are also the reason WWII was so insane. A lot of it (and postwar actions) are thrown in a very different light once you realise everyone was on meth
They are why the Nazis were able to easily take most of Europe, one binge and it was over. And also why they faltered in Russia after starting out very well, because it was too much to take on one binge and they had to keep fighting during and then after the recovery period.
Yeah, you must listen to Hamilton Morris’s Podcast! It’s a fascinating story and an example of one of the many roles stimulants have played in human history and society.
As a coffee addict and enthusiast myself (used to home roast High grade Arabica when I had more time on my hands), I’m not going to knock stimulants outright.
But it’s not lost on me that we wouldn’t have a 24 hour economy without caffeine and electric lights, which block the uptake of adenosine and production of melatonin respectively, creating the biochemical response necessary for our civilization to exist as it currently does, for better and worse.
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Stimulants are also the reason WWII was so insane. A lot of it (and postwar actions) are thrown in a very different light once you realise everyone was on meth
They are why the Nazis were able to easily take most of Europe, one binge and it was over. And also why they faltered in Russia after starting out very well, because it was too much to take on one binge and they had to keep fighting during and then after the recovery period.
Yeah, you must listen to Hamilton Morris’s Podcast! It’s a fascinating story and an example of one of the many roles stimulants have played in human history and society.
As a coffee addict and enthusiast myself (used to home roast High grade Arabica when I had more time on my hands), I’m not going to knock stimulants outright.
But it’s not lost on me that we wouldn’t have a 24 hour economy without caffeine and electric lights, which block the uptake of adenosine and production of melatonin respectively, creating the biochemical response necessary for our civilization to exist as it currently does, for better and worse.