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Fortunately synthetics are coming online. This is the new world: https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1214186103931932672

At least it preps us for space survival as well...without instant folgers packs...?

I have concerns about this. From their website https://atomocoffee.com/formulation

> By evaluating the individual compounds in coffee we were able to map the most significant ones contributing to the characteristic aroma and flavor of coffee.

More and more, we're learning how micronutrients and chemicals that we wouldn't even class as micronutrients are beneficial to human health. If they've brought over only those compounds most significant for aroma and flavor, what are we missing? I don't think it's alarmist to suggest that this "coffee" might resemble the real thing as far as our senses are concerned, but it might lack all of the health benefits of grows-on-a-tree coffee.

People drink coffee for the health benefits? </s>

I don't think you need the sarcasm tag. Most people seem to use it as a drug to get them going in the morning and on through the day. I usually hear people complaining about how they wish they didn't need to drink so much to get through each day. Then again, I live in a region where it is cloudy much of the year, so it does seem to help with the lack of sunlight.

Why stop at coffee? Why not ingest nicotine everyday? Or amphetamine salts? Caffeine is still a drug. The health benefits are minor at best, in that it will reduce insulin resistance. But any stimulant will do that, because it elevates your basal metabolic rate.

Humans have been doing this for hundreds of years. The varieties of many fruits that we get today are because they have been selected for looks, taste/smell so this is not really anything new.

I'd rather die

You have a good username for that sentiment.

Actually, I'm sorry. I thought your username said "brazil", and I was wrong.

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