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I can't help but feel that better wording would do a lot to sell this more. Because, obviously, if alcohol had no benefits people wouldn't drink it, right? So p
by ctoth 5y ago
I can't help but feel that better wording would do a lot to sell this more. Because, obviously, if alcohol had no benefits people wouldn't drink it, right? So perhaps phrasing more along the lines of isn't physically healthy or something? I donno but this has struck me as subtly dishonest for a while.
- blawson 5y agoBecause this is an aging blog, I'm guessing they focus on the ideas around remdesivir being potentially beneficial for longevity and its concentration in red wine.
- vanusa 5y agoI agree - on one hand the findings were basically helpful, in that they incrementally help debunk the (harmful) urban legend and industry propaganda that "moderate" drinking has a minor longevity benefit. But on the other hand -- was kind of an obvious omission, to the point of being basically dishonest, to reduce this to a blanket "alcohol has no benefit" pronouncement. People drink for a reason, and it isn't simply because they're addicted, or to "escape", or even to blunt social anxiety.
- deegles 5y agoIf procrastination had no benefits people wouldn't do it, right? :)