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Hysteria is an overreaction by definition. Not sure how that could ever be considered reasonable. Abuse needs to be addressed, including root causes where possi
by S_A_P 6y ago
Hysteria is an overreaction by definition. Not sure how that could ever be considered reasonable. Abuse needs to be addressed, including root causes where possible. Alcohol is definitely a public health problem, as are other drugs. Getting hysterical is not a great way to address it.
- JoeAltmaier 6y agoOk resorting to dictionary definitions isn't helping. The title is hyperbolic, that's where we started from - "gin hysteria". Its a stand-in for 'great societal concern' or for 'widespread abuse', isn't it? Was it warranted, that's the question I was following. And I think it was (and perhaps still is to a lesser degree). Since Britain was a situation of 'most people drunk most of the time', and here in America its '1 in 10 are overindulging', surely its less severe.
- S_A_P 6y agoAgreed. I think what Im getting at is that (in my mind at least and I certainly could be wrong here) I just dont think it was some huge majority of people drinking gin to the point of being drunk all of the time. I recently was "lucky" enough to be in between contracts for longer than I want to be. I had nothing to do and no prospects. I could have gotten sloshed and wasted all day every day. But I didnt. Why? Because 1) I hate to feel hungover and 2) I dont really like being drunk except on very very rare(and as I age getting rarer) occasions. I just dont think people are wired to all be alcoholics on a mass scale. Its certainly a problem with too many people but not as much as described in gin hysteria. However Im a sample size of 1, and I wasnt there.