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This is horrible advice. Just because something has been done a certain way for a long time does not mean it's something we should continue. In a lot of cases
by joekrill 5y ago
This is horrible advice.
Just because something has been done a certain way for a long time does not mean it's something we should continue. In a lot of cases it just means we didn't have the knowledge that it was so bad for you. And that's exactly where alcohol fits in. We know alcohol is bad for us in just about every way. So there's really no such thing as "under drinking".
Cigarettes. Cocaine. Tanning. Not wearing seat belts. Not wearing helmets. Beating kids as punishment. Bloodletting. X-rays. I mean the list is just endless.
Folks should do as they please. I'm not suggesting everyone needs to stop drinking or anything. But to suggest that "perhaps also be cautious of under drinking as well" is just downright wrong.
- DeRock 5y agoSeriously, the traditionalist argument is poor. You know what else humans have done for thousands of years? Slavery. And it also has many "religious" ties: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bible_and_slavery https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bible_and_slavery
- blhack 5y agoA more charitable interpretation of what I wrote would be to understand that I was tying drinking to the happy memories I have with my wife. This was the first sentence of the post you are replying to. So in this case “under drinking” could be interpreted as a metaphor for being overly cautious and missing out on something enjoyable. Life is dangerous. Snowboarding, going on a road trip, swimming in the ocean, petting a dog, eating street food, traveling. These are all dangerous things that kill people every year. I stand by the statement that we should be cautious of anything prescribing that we avoid these activities completely.