The beans are also of such inferior quality that they have to overroast and burn the bad flavor profile out of them all, call it a "dark roast," and promote it as "strong" coffee to the moronic masses. Pro-tip: "dark-roast," was a marketing ploy as a way to use up and sell inferior beans. It was initially a way peasants in france and italy were able to afford coffee, but America has found a way to actually convince people that real coffee-lovers like "strong" coffee, which can only be a "dark roast." I even used to think this until I began roasting my own coffee. Medium to medium-dark is the most flavorful, and highlights the most notes. Dark isn't even preferred for espresso (another myth). Once the bean becomes shiny and almost black, it's burnt and lost nearly all its flavor. The more it's roasted, the less caffeine, too. And if you want "strong," coffee (as in flavor), that just comes down to your brew time, ground size/courseness, and grounds to water ratio.
It was initially a way peasants in france and italy were able to afford coffee, but America has found a way to actually convince people that real coffee-lovers like "strong" coffee, which can only be a "dark roast."
Yet another sheeple-consumer ploy. :/
Reminded me vaguely of a Tom Sawyer chapter - His Aunt made him paint their fence but he doesn't want to, so he managed to convinced a dozen of other boys that painting the fence (whitewash) is fun, and ended up somehow convincing that BOYS SHOULD PAY HIM TO BE ALLOWED TO PAINT THE FENCE.
(Based Mark Twain, no wonder the school system try to smear the work as Racist and stop children from reading it and not becoming the sheeples big corp wants them to become!)
Ha, great reference! I know the bit from Tom Sawyer, though I've actually never read the book. Have read Huck Finn quite a few times, so I really should do myself a favor and read Tom Sawyer. Love Mark Twain!
Aren't Starbucks coffee beans harvested by literal slaves?
Yes. BLACK slaves. Good thing they are so "woke"..
The beans are also of such inferior quality that they have to overroast and burn the bad flavor profile out of them all, call it a "dark roast," and promote it as "strong" coffee to the moronic masses. Pro-tip: "dark-roast," was a marketing ploy as a way to use up and sell inferior beans. It was initially a way peasants in france and italy were able to afford coffee, but America has found a way to actually convince people that real coffee-lovers like "strong" coffee, which can only be a "dark roast." I even used to think this until I began roasting my own coffee. Medium to medium-dark is the most flavorful, and highlights the most notes. Dark isn't even preferred for espresso (another myth). Once the bean becomes shiny and almost black, it's burnt and lost nearly all its flavor. The more it's roasted, the less caffeine, too. And if you want "strong," coffee (as in flavor), that just comes down to your brew time, ground size/courseness, and grounds to water ratio.
(Thanks for the coffee info up there too!)
Yet another sheeple-consumer ploy. :/ Reminded me vaguely of a Tom Sawyer chapter - His Aunt made him paint their fence but he doesn't want to, so he managed to convinced a dozen of other boys that painting the fence (whitewash) is fun, and ended up somehow convincing that BOYS SHOULD PAY HIM TO BE ALLOWED TO PAINT THE FENCE.
(Based Mark Twain, no wonder the school system try to smear the work as Racist and stop children from reading it and not becoming the sheeples big corp wants them to become!)
Ha, great reference! I know the bit from Tom Sawyer, though I've actually never read the book. Have read Huck Finn quite a few times, so I really should do myself a favor and read Tom Sawyer. Love Mark Twain!