I actually like your nihilistic rationalization here. If one is overtly optimiziming for health and longevity, drinking is a bad idea. If one is optimizing fo

I actually like your nihilistic rationalization here. If one is overtly optimiziming for health and longevity, drinking is a bad idea. If one is optimizing for enjoyment, drink. And of course there is a middle ground. Although I would say that alchohol is specifically designed to remove the middle ground (drinking alchohol dehydrates you, so you drink more, etc). Anyway, I appreciate your stance and find it to be the most honest pro-alchohol comment thus far.