I feel like the author extrapolates her anecdotal experience in a dishonest way. First, as others have said, this isn't so much a drinking problem as often a c

I feel like the author extrapolates her anecdotal experience in a dishonest way. First, as others have said, this isn't so much a drinking problem as often a culture problem ("asshole problem"). The first "start-up" I worked for didn't allow alcohol in the office, period. Second, as a 24 year old now 3 years in the professional world and two jobs (so limited exposure), I can honestly say I have never been pressured to drink or go drinking at either of the start ups I have worked at (thus far). In college I joined a fraternity so I'd like to think I have seen first hand what that looks like. I don't want to belittle the discussion about the bigger picture issues of start-up culture (as well as the bigger picture benefits), but the author here seems like she had a bad _work_ experience that just happened to be at a start-up and now has a chip on her shoulder when it comes to _all_ startups.