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Psychopaths Drink Their Coffee Black, Study Finds

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

Phoenix666 writes:

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: 2) by Grishnakh on Friday June 23 2017, @03:21PM (5 children)

    by Grishnakh (2831) on Friday June 23 2017, @03:21PM (#530043)

    Yeah, but the Millennials won't drink the nasty Folgers crap that the Boomers are making at the office in the shared coffee pot. They'll only drink something fancy (and I don't blame them; regular-brand coffee is utter crap).

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  • (Score: 2) by takyon on Friday June 23 2017, @04:46PM (4 children)

    by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Friday June 23 2017, @04:46PM (#530076) Journal

    I have some off brand Folgers (the kind you get at Family Dollar that's like $5 instead of $6.50). I should cold brew it and sell it to post-Millennials.

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    • (Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Friday June 23 2017, @05:54PM (3 children)

      by Phoenix666 (552) on Friday June 23 2017, @05:54PM (#530116) Journal

      Slap the core key words "sustainable" and "organic" and "fair trade" on the label and you'll be able to charge a larger mark-up.

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