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I'd recommend this Freakonomics episode that analyzes the impacts of alcohol and pot usage. [1] I'm not arguing in favor of a "numbed population", but all thin

• kobeya 9y ago
  How about not restricting ourselves to a false dichotomy?
• veidr 9y ago
  A lot of people say that in the abstract, but I vividly recall a bunch of specific examples from my junior high school days in northern California. It was always a relief when certain older troublemakers that were regulars on the scene showed up at a party high on weed, rather than Coors, because they would tend to sit around and laugh, or at least goof around harmlessly, rather than starting fights and driving their large trucks recklessly and endangering nearby people and property. It's very hard to quantify, but alcohol definitely "brings out the asshole" in people way more than weed does.
  • enraged_camel 9y ago
    Well yes, alcohol lowers inhibitions. Hence it's common nickname, "liquid courage".