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Don't stop drinking. Live your life. You only have one. Are you going to worry about an air conditioner falling on you while you walk down the pavement?

by iqanq 5y ago

kadoban 5y ago
You can live your life and still avoid the obvious bad ideas. In fact on average you'll live a longer and more fun life.
marginalia_nu 5y ago
Is all you want to remember when you look back at your life a bunch of hangovers and stupid things you did?
- andybak 5y ago
  Not everyone who drinks does stupid things or gets hangovers. (I can't remember experincing either very much over the last 10 years. When I was younger maybe.)
- wittycardio 5y ago
  Those "stupid things" are often things you reminisce about with friends many years laters. Engaging in a bit of reckless abandon together makes you closer to people.
  - fuzzfactor 5y ago
    not my downvote but, >Those "stupid things" are often things you reminisce about with friends many years later Often only because your friends inform you of your "memorable accomplishments" at the time which you actually have no recollection of whatsoever.
    - wittycardio 5y ago
      You don't have to drink till you forget to have a good time drinking.
      - fuzzfactor 5y ago
        Roger, so many people seem to forget this sage advice. I don't know what's on their mind sometimes . . . and neither do they.
- bostonsre 5y ago
  The grass is always greener on the other side. I'm sure more solitary individuals will regret not being more socially active and having fun. On the other side though, you will also definitely regret partying too much if it impacts your life outside of it. I would guess that moderation is key and not being too far on one side or the other could optimize for happiness (but it's a guess.. I was too far on the partying side of the spectrum for a good portion of my life and then I over corrected to the other end.. so there are regrets on both ends).
  - lolinder 5y ago
    > more solitary individuals will regret not being more socially active and having fun It's bizarre to me that some people think the opposite of "drinking alcohol" is "being solitary and having no fun". It seems like a lot of people have leaned on alcohol for so long that they've actually become convinced it's the only way.
  - marginalia_nu 5y ago
    A lot of alcohol culture centers around this sort of vague FOMO that you will miss out on all the fun and regret this when you are older. But what is it you are actually doing? In order of increasing inebriation: Mostly sitting around gossiping, possibly making an ass of yourself dancing like a tube man, some occasionally hook up with a stranger for some mediocre to disappointing whisky-dicking. Weekend drinkers, while terrified of having a boring life, are some of the most boring people I know. They never read anything, they never do anything, they never build anything or have any interesting ideas. They're too busy sleeping until noon to have time for that.
    - YellowTrooper 5y ago
      It is actually my thoughts on my past life and I fully agree here! Alcohol is making you boring, just because a lot of your energy wasting on consumption, stupid things and recovery, but alcohol left nothing in your life. Even memories. And while you drinking, especially hard, it is hard build anything or implement your ideas - alcohol very often acts as “reset” button (at least in my case) and you not able to develop and maintain any complex idea for a long time - next party will wipe it out.
- colechristensen 5y ago
  But the poster seems to be doing it based on concern due to health posts on HN not because of hangovers or stupid behaviors. Also many people who drink don’t drink to get drunk so hangovers and stupidity aren’t part of the experience.
  - marginalia_nu 5y ago
    This is in context of all the experiences you'll miss out on. If you are drinking so little that you are not getting hangovers (and you are older than say 35), then you are drinking so little you might as well substitute the alcohol for something non-alcoholic and do the same thing, because your experience will largely be the same as that of a sober person either way.
    - colechristensen 5y ago
      I don’t know about you, but if I have two or three drinks in an evening I definitely experience the pleasant effects of alcohol and have roughly zero chance of a hangover unless I was drinking something awful. People in here are acting like the only thing enjoyable about alcohol are the effects of binge drinking.
      - marginalia_nu 5y ago
        I have two beers and I get a hangover the next day. I'm approaching 40 though.
        webmaven 5y ago
        > I have two beers and I get a hangover the next day. I'm approaching 40 though. I have one or two beers in the evening, and I fall asleep. Been that way since my 20s.
- iqanq 5y ago
  "Stupid things" and "hangovers" are not part of my social drinking.
fuzzfactor 5y ago
>Don't stop drinking. >Live your life. You only have one. Two interesting pieces of advice. As we know however, tons of people are going to need to completely stop drinking alcohol in order to continue living any kind of life at all. Survival would hinge on heeding only the latter approach. not my downvote, but I do speak from experience, I actually was set back a couple years as a result of an air conditioner in motion combined with the way the pavement behaved. But I survived.

Don't stop drinking. Live your life. You only have one. Are you going to worry about an air conditioner falling on you while you walk down the pavement?

by iqanq 5y ago

Don't stop drinking. Live your life. You only have one. Are you going to worry about an air conditioner falling on you while you walk down the pavement?

kadoban 5y ago

You can live your life and still avoid the obvious bad ideas. In fact on average you'll live a longer and more fun life.

marginalia_nu 5y ago

Is all you want to remember when you look back at your life a bunch of hangovers and stupid things you did?

andybak 5y ago
Not everyone who drinks does stupid things or gets hangovers. (I can't remember experincing either very much over the last 10 years. When I was younger maybe.)
wittycardio 5y ago
Those "stupid things" are often things you reminisce about with friends many years laters. Engaging in a bit of reckless abandon together makes you closer to people.
- fuzzfactor 5y ago
  not my downvote but, >Those "stupid things" are often things you reminisce about with friends many years later Often only because your friends inform you of your "memorable accomplishments" at the time which you actually have no recollection of whatsoever.
  - wittycardio 5y ago
    You don't have to drink till you forget to have a good time drinking.
    - fuzzfactor 5y ago
      Roger, so many people seem to forget this sage advice. I don't know what's on their mind sometimes . . . and neither do they.
bostonsre 5y ago
The grass is always greener on the other side. I'm sure more solitary individuals will regret not being more socially active and having fun. On the other side though, you will also definitely regret partying too much if it impacts your life outside of it. I would guess that moderation is key and not being too far on one side or the other could optimize for happiness (but it's a guess.. I was too far on the partying side of the spectrum for a good portion of my life and then I over corrected to the other end.. so there are regrets on both ends).
- lolinder 5y ago
  > more solitary individuals will regret not being more socially active and having fun It's bizarre to me that some people think the opposite of "drinking alcohol" is "being solitary and having no fun". It seems like a lot of people have leaned on alcohol for so long that they've actually become convinced it's the only way.
- marginalia_nu 5y ago
  A lot of alcohol culture centers around this sort of vague FOMO that you will miss out on all the fun and regret this when you are older. But what is it you are actually doing? In order of increasing inebriation: Mostly sitting around gossiping, possibly making an ass of yourself dancing like a tube man, some occasionally hook up with a stranger for some mediocre to disappointing whisky-dicking. Weekend drinkers, while terrified of having a boring life, are some of the most boring people I know. They never read anything, they never do anything, they never build anything or have any interesting ideas. They're too busy sleeping until noon to have time for that.
  - YellowTrooper 5y ago
    It is actually my thoughts on my past life and I fully agree here! Alcohol is making you boring, just because a lot of your energy wasting on consumption, stupid things and recovery, but alcohol left nothing in your life. Even memories. And while you drinking, especially hard, it is hard build anything or implement your ideas - alcohol very often acts as “reset” button (at least in my case) and you not able to develop and maintain any complex idea for a long time - next party will wipe it out.
colechristensen 5y ago
But the poster seems to be doing it based on concern due to health posts on HN not because of hangovers or stupid behaviors. Also many people who drink don’t drink to get drunk so hangovers and stupidity aren’t part of the experience.
- marginalia_nu 5y ago
  This is in context of all the experiences you'll miss out on. If you are drinking so little that you are not getting hangovers (and you are older than say 35), then you are drinking so little you might as well substitute the alcohol for something non-alcoholic and do the same thing, because your experience will largely be the same as that of a sober person either way.
  - colechristensen 5y ago
    I don’t know about you, but if I have two or three drinks in an evening I definitely experience the pleasant effects of alcohol and have roughly zero chance of a hangover unless I was drinking something awful. People in here are acting like the only thing enjoyable about alcohol are the effects of binge drinking.
    - marginalia_nu 5y ago
      I have two beers and I get a hangover the next day. I'm approaching 40 though.
      - webmaven 5y ago
        > I have two beers and I get a hangover the next day. I'm approaching 40 though. I have one or two beers in the evening, and I fall asleep. Been that way since my 20s.
iqanq 5y ago
"Stupid things" and "hangovers" are not part of my social drinking.

fuzzfactor 5y ago

>Don't stop drinking. >Live your life. You only have one. Two interesting pieces of advice. As we know however, tons of people are going to need to completely stop drinking alcohol in order to continue living any kind of life at all. Survival would hinge on heeding only the latter approach. not my downvote, but I do speak from experience, I actually was set back a couple years as a result of an air conditioner in motion combined with the way the pavement behaved. But I survived.