Caffeine works by impersonating a neurotransmitter called adenosine, sneaking into your brain's receptors and blocking the actual chemical that tells your body it is time to feel tired.

A closer look

Caffeine works by impersonating a neurotransmitter called adenosine, sneaking into your brain's receptors and blocking the actual chemical that tells your body it is time to feel tired. You are not actually getting any new energy from your overpriced iced latte, you are just aggressively lying to your nervous system by putting tape over the check engine light. The crash you feel later is the result of all that blocked adenosine finally flooding your system at once, punishing you for your biological forgery. Modern society is entirely propped up by millions of people collectively chemically gaslighting their own brains just to get through a morning meeting without weeping