We (30-40yo guys) just played soccer, and there were too few of us. So we invited some kids who were hanging around on the fields. Well, fuck...
(The ball flies away)
Kid: I'll bring it back! (sprints after the ball like I'm not sprinting during the attack, then proceeds to run like that for the next hour)
We were only better like a pickup truck is better when it collides with a motorcycle

Hah! Wrong!

I don't need coffee to give me energy - at this point I need it to just manage basic consciousness.

Hey! I can still throw 30lbs around for an hour just fine! ... I just happen to weigh a lot more than that as an adult.

Similar to why kids appear to be made of rubber. Not only are they literally more flexible, but a kid running in to a wall has a LOT less energy than an adult plowing in to it. That energy difference has to come from effort.

To go the same speed, adults quite literally have to use a shitload more energy.

Coffee as a stimulate does nothing for me. I have ADHD and it acts like a suppressant instead. But, beyond the addiction I’ve grown accustomed to having for it, I also enjoy the ritual of spending the first hour or two of my morning (at least on weekends) sitting with my coffee and catching up on current memes and events.

I just like the taste of good coffee. I have to limit myself to one of two cups a day and I'd be shaking I bet.

Most folks don't really try expensive specialty beans or move beyond drip coffee. If most decaffeinated coffee wasn't garbage I'd switch out at least carry both.

I know this is pretentious, I still think it's true.

I recently had a light roast fermented with a mix of citrus fruit. The result was almost like a really fully bodied tea with hints on citrus. Low acid and bitterness. But it costs $35/12oz and is limited batch which is way more than most want to deal with.

Decent espresso starts at like $600 buy in so they can't experiment that route either.

At this point coffee in me is like oil in a car.

honestly once I quit caffeine the energy started to just be there on its own again.