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posted by n1 on Friday June 23 2017, @08:46AM   Printer-friendly
from the just-like-my-metal dept.

If you like your coffee black, you may be someone who prefers strong flavours, takes good care of their health, or just wants to drink their coffee the way it’s supposed to be drunk. 

Or, you may be a psychopath.

At least, that’s according to a new study published in the journal Appetite, which found a correlation between a love of black coffee and sadist or psychopathic tendencies.

The research surveyed more than 1,000 adults, asking them to give their food and flavour preferences. The participants then took a series of personality tests assessing antisocial personality traits, such as sadism, narcissism and psychopathy. 

The study, carried out by researchers at the University of Innsbruck, found that a preference for bitter flavours was linked to psychopathic behaviour.

The study missed a key, deciding factor: the coffee that psychopaths drink black is instant.


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 24 2017, @04:39AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 24 2017, @04:39AM (#530442)

    Yea, I recall reading this a few years back as well. Though the article I read also included gin and tonic, along with coffee. I first read it with a glass of gin in hand (and yes, I drink my coffee black).

    Honestly, with the growing despair over what passes for normal as more and more of the lowest tiers of society breed faster and faster, I'm not sure anyone should be worried about being a psychopath anyway. With the kind of stupid some people exhibit quite publicly, anyone NOT wishing to see explicit pain inflicted might need to have his head examined. If you've no idea what I'm talking about, go work in customer service for a week (or perhaps a few hours).