Coffee drinking has transformed over the last twenty years from the thing that your parents did in the morning over breakfast to the trendy thing to do as a social exercise. Likewise, energy drinks like Red Bull and Rock Star have burst into the social z

Coffee drinking has transformed over the last twenty years from the thing that your parents did in the morning over breakfast to the trendy thing to do as a social exercise.  Likewise, energy drinks like Red Bull and Rock Star have burst into the social zeitgeist with enthusiastic fans and consumers.  As a society, how do you feel about the notion that we may be overstimulated?  From the constant barrage of advertising to the Internet age of instant information, how does the seeing rampant consumption of caffeine add or detract from the society at large?  Is it a good or bad thing?  Should we be concerned or is this just a fad that will eventually fade away?