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> As has been previously discussed on HN [0], alcohol (in moderation) can be advantageous for your social live. Long ago, cigarette smoking was seen as advanta

> As has been previously discussed on HN [0], alcohol (in moderation) can be advantageous for your social live. Long ago, cigarette smoking was seen as advantageous for your social life. Even now, with alcohol, a lot of the big companies are trying hard to make alcohol much less a part of business and corporate culture.

Sebb767 6y ago
Good point. I actually agree that our culture around alcohol is a bit unhealthy; I tried to avoid excusing this behaviour by pointing the bad sides out. That being said, given the amount of problems the reporting has [0], it probably works the wrong way around: People take away that drinking increases their disease chance by 0.004% and think everything is fine; just have a look at the other comments in this thread. [0] I'll assume the original study did not claim that there's no safe level, since I can't verify it
Dma54rhs 6y ago
And I'm sure it was. While disaster for my health I met many great people. Much easier for me to start a conversation when I went to the smoking corner, asked for lighter etc. Guess it still for didn't weight up the downsides but everything has both sides of the coin.
dvfjsdhgfv 6y ago
> Even now, with alcohol, a lot of the big companies are trying hard to make alcohol much less a part of business and corporate culture. You mean going for a drink after work, right? Because I haven't heard of many places where alcohol is a part of corporate culture. During normal business meetings it's usually a taboo to have a drink during the day - unless, say, you're in Italy/France and drink wine to accompany the meal. But in many places of the world the smell of alcohol at work can have you fired immediately.
- Sebb767 6y ago
  > You mean going for a drink after work, right? Yes, or at least these are the effects I see. Showing up drunk for work is a no-go, but when going out with colleagues after work or on company parties, having a drink together is very common. Unfortunately, that is where a lot of networking happens; being part of the in-group by sharing a drink will often go a long way. That being said, if you're open enough to join anyway, you can probably get away with not drinking (at least that's my experience in Germany).

Sebb767 6y ago

Good point. I actually agree that our culture around alcohol is a bit unhealthy; I tried to avoid excusing this behaviour by pointing the bad sides out. That being said, given the amount of problems the reporting has [0], it probably works the wrong way around: People take away that drinking increases their disease chance by 0.004% and think everything is fine; just have a look at the other comments in this thread. [0] I'll assume the original study did not claim that there's no safe level, since I can't verify it

Dma54rhs 6y ago

And I'm sure it was. While disaster for my health I met many great people. Much easier for me to start a conversation when I went to the smoking corner, asked for lighter etc. Guess it still for didn't weight up the downsides but everything has both sides of the coin.

dvfjsdhgfv 6y ago

> Even now, with alcohol, a lot of the big companies are trying hard to make alcohol much less a part of business and corporate culture. You mean going for a drink after work, right? Because I haven't heard of many places where alcohol is a part of corporate culture. During normal business meetings it's usually a taboo to have a drink during the day - unless, say, you're in Italy/France and drink wine to accompany the meal. But in many places of the world the smell of alcohol at work can have you fired immediately.

Sebb767 6y ago
> You mean going for a drink after work, right? Yes, or at least these are the effects I see. Showing up drunk for work is a no-go, but when going out with colleagues after work or on company parties, having a drink together is very common. Unfortunately, that is where a lot of networking happens; being part of the in-group by sharing a drink will often go a long way. That being said, if you're open enough to join anyway, you can probably get away with not drinking (at least that's my experience in Germany).