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I was thinking the other day the world would be a better place if alcohol wasn't so prevalent and alternatives were available. Everything defaults to including
by tayo42 6y ago
I was thinking the other day the world would be a better place if alcohol wasn't so prevalent and alternatives were available. Everything defaults to including some kind of alcohol, it just makes people insufferable and sleezy to be around when you're not part of the drinkers (even sometimes when you are part of them). Doesn't everyone cringe when you have a nice spot outdoors and a group shows up with a 6 pack each or a case of bud lights?
Even in the last year you can look at the pandemic response, so much of the unhappiness was around the fact bars were closed. The world is ending because you can't drink? People were outraged, Its bizarre. Theres also a travel gatekeeping thing around visiting bars that is odd too. The idea where you need to go to some dive bar in a foreign place to really get the culture. The article is kind of right, cheap alcohol culture kind of just preys on people who can't help themselves. There isn't anything of substance going on when cheap alcohol is involved.
I don't really drink much anymore, maybe one or two drinks,a good wine or interesting cocktail. Alcohol kind of physically hurts now. All about the dabs, psychedelics and mdma. Imagine a world where those can be a regular alternative to excessive drinking at a bar. There might still be drug abusers but atleast we would all be a little more relaxed.
- nottorp 6y ago> Even in the last year you can look at the pandemic response, so much of the unhappiness was around the fact bars were closed. The world is ending because you can't drink? People were outraged, Its bizarre. No, they were outraged because they couldn't meet their friends. If they just wanted to drink, they could have got alcohol from supermarkets.
- tayo42 6y agoYou can see your friends without a bar too. Bars being closed was a huge thing for people. Opening bars up was more important then getting kids back to school. https://www.epi.org/blog/we-prioritized-open-bars-before-giving-resources-to-schools-how-the-u-s-coronavirus-response-has-failed-students-and-teachers/ https://www.epi.org/blog/we-prioritized-open-bars-before-giv... https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/12/03/macs-staten-island-bar-covid-cuomo/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/12/03/macs-staten... > “The people have rights!” one protester yelled, reported the Daily News. “Open the door, I’m thirsty!”
- nottorp 6y ago> You can see your friends without a bar too. Bars being closed was a huge thing for people. Opening bars up was more important then getting kids back to school. Possibly for kids getting bullied at schools in the anglo saxon world...
- granshaw 6y agoIn many East Asian countries like the one I’m from, there’s a bustling night culture of open air cafes, watching sports on big projector screens etc, no alcohol involved. Then after my friends came back from college overseas all they wanted to do was to go to bars and pubs instead, ugh
- mensetmanusman 6y agoWe had to move our kids to learning in bars because they couldn’t keep schools open.