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Summary

The article suggests that highly intelligent people consume coffee both for its health benefits and despite its potential drawbacks.

Abstract

The article titled "Two Reasons Highly Intelligent People Drink Coffee" presents a nuanced view on coffee consumption among intelligent individuals. It acknowledges that coffee is widely recognized for its health benefits, as supported by lists from Healthline and Hopkins Medicine, which detail 13 and 9 benefits, respectively. However, it also points out that coffee is not without its downsides, with references to Nature Word and Mag For Women listing 6 and 5 reasons why coffee can be harmful. The article humorously concludes that highly intelligent people drink coffee because they appreciate its benefits and are aware of its negative aspects, suggesting that they embrace contradictions. Additionally, it criticizes the use of links to substantiate arguments, implying that they can be unreliable.

Opinions

  • Highly intelligent people are drawn to coffee for its health benefits, such as those listed by Healthline and Hopkins Medicine.
  • Despite the benefits, these individuals also recognize the negative effects of coffee, as evidenced by the reasons provided by Nature Word and Mag For Women.
  • The article implies that highly intelligent people are comfortable with contradictions, as they consume coffee knowing it has both positive and negative impacts.
  • There is a critique of the reliability of linked sources used to back up arguments, suggesting they can be questionable or "bullshitty."
  • The article was rejected from "cappuccino for the brain," hinting at a possible rejection of the article's content or style by that publication.
  • The article humorously challenges the reader with a call to action, inviting highly intelligent people to participate in the "Smillew Writers Challenge" and to consider the possibility of earning significantly more than others in society.

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Two Reasons Highly Intelligent People Drink Coffee

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If you regularly drink coffee or even tried coffee once in your life, chances are you’re highly intelligent.

Highly intelligent people know coffee has many health benefits:

Highly intelligent people know there’s more than one side to a coin (precisely, two). They know coffee is bad, and for many reasons:

Recap

Highly intelligent people like you, drink coffee:

  • For the health benefits,
  • And because it’s bad for them.

Takeaway

  1. Highly intelligent people are full of contradictions.
  2. Links to backup arguments can be pretty bullshitty.

Full disclosure: for unknown reasons, this article was rejected from cappuccino for the brain.

Highly intelligent people have clapped for this article while drinking coffee:

Finally, here’s a challenge for highly intelligent people like you:

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