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A separate discussion that I'd like to have is – why do people drink so much, to the point of drunkenness? Why is this so common? Has this always been the case?

A separate discussion that I'd like to have is – why do people drink so much, to the point of drunkenness? Why is this so common? Has this always been the case? Will this change?

ssttoo 10y ago
> why do people drink so much, to the point of drunkenness? Many reasons. To the point of darkness because it's a thin line between a light buzz and over-the-top-cannot-even-say-my-name > Why is this so common? human nature. Not only human, actually, monkeys drunk on fermented fruit, etc [1] > Has this always been the case? Yes > Will this change? No. [1] http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2011/10/animals-getting-high-10-common-drunks/ http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2011/...
- papabrown 10y ago
  Elephants too. They've been known to raid villages and steal booze. [1] [1] http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2229334/Fifty-drunken-elephants-ransack-village-gulping-500-litres-alcohol.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2229334/Fifty-drunke...
pluma 10y ago
Apart from general questions about social norms, the basic problem with overdrinking is that alcohol generally boasts your confidence. Most people are already really bad judges of how much they can drink before reaching various stages of intoxication while they are sober; it only gets worse when they're drinking. This is further complicated when mixing drinks with different alcohol contents. So while sober you might guesstimate that you'll be "pleasantly buzzed" after about three drinks. Then you have one or two drinks and your self-reflection skills get worse and you become convinced four or five is fine too and six is really only just a bit more than three, so that'll be fine too. It's generally an aspect of maturity to learn not to trust "drunk you" when asking yourself how much you should drink but humans are humans, so even adults screw up a lot.
macey 10y ago
You must be fun at parties
- visakanv 10y ago
  I am, actually! :-) I also happen to be generally curious about everything.

A separate discussion that I'd like to have is – why do people drink so much, to the point of drunkenness? Why is this so common? Has this always been the case? Will this change?

ssttoo 10y ago

> why do people drink so much, to the point of drunkenness? Many reasons. To the point of darkness because it's a thin line between a light buzz and over-the-top-cannot-even-say-my-name > Why is this so common? human nature. Not only human, actually, monkeys drunk on fermented fruit, etc [1] > Has this always been the case? Yes > Will this change? No. [1] http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2011/10/animals-getting-high-10-common-drunks/ http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2011/...

papabrown 10y ago
Elephants too. They've been known to raid villages and steal booze. [1] [1] http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2229334/Fifty-drunken-elephants-ransack-village-gulping-500-litres-alcohol.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2229334/Fifty-drunke...

pluma 10y ago

Apart from general questions about social norms, the basic problem with overdrinking is that alcohol generally boasts your confidence. Most people are already really bad judges of how much they can drink before reaching various stages of intoxication while they are sober; it only gets worse when they're drinking. This is further complicated when mixing drinks with different alcohol contents. So while sober you might guesstimate that you'll be "pleasantly buzzed" after about three drinks. Then you have one or two drinks and your self-reflection skills get worse and you become convinced four or five is fine too and six is really only just a bit more than three, so that'll be fine too. It's generally an aspect of maturity to learn not to trust "drunk you" when asking yourself how much you should drink but humans are humans, so even adults screw up a lot.

macey 10y ago

You must be fun at parties

visakanv 10y ago
I am, actually! :-) I also happen to be generally curious about everything.