I don't think that most people would prefer not to stay sober. Given my experience it really depends of your age. 22 years old me would have laughed if I said t

I don't think that most people would prefer not to stay sober. Given my experience it really depends of your age. 22 years old me would have laughed if I said that I now prefer to spend times with my friend playing board games in the afternoon instead of just drinking all night. I see a lot of people in my circles that were heavy drinkers in their 20's and now in their 30's are naturally drifting towards enjoying other things more. The catch is to not cross the line to addiction during that time, and here being middle/upper class makes the difference because it usually means your life is mostly on tracks (like having a job), with positive social pressure from friends and family to go too far. Not everyone has the chance to have that.