Unfortunately the most flavorful methods (espresso, french press, moka) also raise your cholesterol. So sadly, no, coffee is not universally "good for you". Filtered coffee methods are though, as the filter absorbs the oils.
Coffee is not what defines your identity. It's fine to admit it isn't perfect.
Not saying those things are necessarily good for you, I’m just saying we don’t seem to understand this stuff very well
If you compare Italians and Greeks to, say, Swedes and Dutchies, you'd get a much different picture.
[0] not entirely Americans their personal fault, their urban design isn't for walking around
Not just "sometimes". Less these days, but when they were recognized as blue zones decades ago almost everybody smoked like chimneys.
There are far worse foods that spike your cholesterol, irrelevant point you've made
It's like trying to argue that running may have a negative effect on some people's meniscus under some specific circumstances. That doesn't negate the generalization "running is good for you".
Got a citation on that statement? Are we talking significant amounts? How much unfiltered coffee is too much?