There's history to suggest that alcohol was used as currency to pay workers in ancient times [1]. Alcohol has been with us for the long haul and has been avail

There's history to suggest that alcohol was used as currency to pay workers in ancient times [1]. Alcohol has been with us for the long haul and has been available to our ancestors in large quantities for most of our history. It's almost engrained in our history. Not that it makes alcohol healthy but, I don't agree it's safe to just look back and say, "Yo, great-grand-papa could only afford to get wasted once a week - maybe that's the secret?" [1]: https://arstechnica.com/science/2016/06/5000-year-old-pay-stub-shows-that-ancient-workers-were-paid-in-beer/ https://arstechnica.com/science/2016/06/5000-year-old-pay-st...