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I wonder how alcohol ranks as a cause of preventable pregnancies. Does that count as an offset against its death rate? If you toss alcohol, you will need to s
by logfromblammo 10y ago
I wonder how alcohol ranks as a cause of preventable pregnancies. Does that count as an offset against its death rate?
If you toss alcohol, you will need to substitute some other mode of social interaction with fewer or less dangerous chemicals that will get folks out of the house and meeting new people. There are many, many people out there today who never would have existed if at least one of their ancestors had never become drunk on ethanol.
You can't just chuck it without first supplanting it from all the niches it may currently fill.
- bduerst 10y agoSounds like a good use case for AR apps like Pokemon Go. I just heard testimony this morning from an 18 year old who made five new friends this weekend at a local park because they were all out hunting. Bars used to be a primary social scene, but that's changed drastically in the last decade and doesn't mean they need to preserved.