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Yeah, it’s crazy expensive, basically double. It’s worth it to me, though. I no longer appreciate being drunk because after the TGIF drinks at work, I often wan

by bartvk 5y ago

Yeah, it’s crazy expensive, basically double. It’s worth it to me, though. I no longer appreciate being drunk because after the TGIF drinks at work, I often want to read or do some gaming when I come home.

MeinBlutIstBlau 5y ago
You can drink beer without getting drunk and still be productive. Just sip it. This is why I buy craft beers and make it last over the course of like an hour-ish. This is also coming from a regimented ex religious who has never been drunk until I was 26. I still retained the non-drinking thing afterward losing my faith but then picked it up a few years later to see why people do it. On a rational level I've discovered it's solely an excuse for people to get away with something socially that they normally wouldn't. I don't chase getting drunk. I drink beer the exact same way and reason I drink any other beverage: because I enjoy the taste, not the "high" it brings. All these teetotalers on here sound like they're chanting some sort of weird praise that quitting alcohol is the panacea of fixing yourself. Like losing weight, having a better life, or wrestling with demons when in actuality it's just your own individual inability to have self restraint. The fact that people on here consider an edible as less destructive to beer is nothing but astounding to me. A drunk with one beer at like 5% alcohol maybe lasts an hour. An edible can last several if not all day.
- bartvk 5y ago
  > when in actuality it's just your own individual inability to have self restraint There's more to it, though... it's addictive, and there's often group pressure or rather conformancy. > get away with something socially that they normally wouldn't Yup... dating is a good area here. You can make a social faux pas and then say "my apologies, perhaps that last glass of wine wasn't a good idea". And get forgiven rather quickly. And actually I don't really like that part, which is one of the reasons I prefer 0.5%-2.5% beers.
  - MeinBlutIstBlau 5y ago
    I have never been a part of a group that never was accepting of the fact that if you weren't out to get hammered, they weren't okay with it. What you're insinuating about the social aspect just sounds like a very shitty friend group to be around. Like people who you hang around with that encourage you to get into heroin basically. If you can't say no to that, maybe you have some self confidence issues and it's not the alcohol that's the problem.

by bartvk 5y ago

MeinBlutIstBlau 5y ago

You can drink beer without getting drunk and still be productive. Just sip it. This is why I buy craft beers and make it last over the course of like an hour-ish. This is also coming from a regimented ex religious who has never been drunk until I was 26. I still retained the non-drinking thing afterward losing my faith but then picked it up a few years later to see why people do it. On a rational level I've discovered it's solely an excuse for people to get away with something socially that they normally wouldn't. I don't chase getting drunk. I drink beer the exact same way and reason I drink any other beverage: because I enjoy the taste, not the "high" it brings. All these teetotalers on here sound like they're chanting some sort of weird praise that quitting alcohol is the panacea of fixing yourself. Like losing weight, having a better life, or wrestling with demons when in actuality it's just your own individual inability to have self restraint. The fact that people on here consider an edible as less destructive to beer is nothing but astounding to me. A drunk with one beer at like 5% alcohol maybe lasts an hour. An edible can last several if not all day.

bartvk 5y ago
> when in actuality it's just your own individual inability to have self restraint There's more to it, though... it's addictive, and there's often group pressure or rather conformancy. > get away with something socially that they normally wouldn't Yup... dating is a good area here. You can make a social faux pas and then say "my apologies, perhaps that last glass of wine wasn't a good idea". And get forgiven rather quickly. And actually I don't really like that part, which is one of the reasons I prefer 0.5%-2.5% beers.
- MeinBlutIstBlau 5y ago
  I have never been a part of a group that never was accepting of the fact that if you weren't out to get hammered, they weren't okay with it. What you're insinuating about the social aspect just sounds like a very shitty friend group to be around. Like people who you hang around with that encourage you to get into heroin basically. If you can't say no to that, maybe you have some self confidence issues and it's not the alcohol that's the problem.