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Drinking is as old as time, but what I feel is more modern is this silly gamification of "getting real." There is a problem if you have to drink to get real. Ge
by keenmaster 6y ago
Drinking is as old as time, but what I feel is more modern is this silly gamification of "getting real." There is a problem if you have to drink to get real. Get real when you're sober. Have long, winding conversations about anything and everything when you have your faculties together. Tell it like it is because that's what you do, but soften the blow using your brain not beer.
- sneak 6y agoIt might be that the drinking is a social cover that permits everyone to “get real” at once, and that the drug that is alcohol is actually irrelevant in the social sense, much like how a fire alarm is more a signal of permission for a group to begin evacuating without social judgement or other cues.
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- baby 6y agoWhile I have no problem doing this, most people actually can’t do it without alcohol I found.
- keenmaster 6y agoThis is an interesting take which leads to a conundrum: how does the non-drinker "get real" with the drinker who usually just gets real in mutual drinking scenarios?
- throwaway98797 6y agoCan’t fix everything. I’ve had success getting people to open up during coffee talks by asking probing questions. The key is to truly care about the person when you ask. Often requires sharing of your own struggles.