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Also semi-relevant is the Drunken monkey hypothesis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drunken_monkey_hypothesis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drunken_monkey_hypoth

Also semi-relevant is the Drunken monkey hypothesis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drunken_monkey_hypothesis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drunken_monkey_hypothesis > Drunken monkey hypothesis proposes that human attraction to ethanol may derive from dependence of the primate ancestors of Homo sapiens on ripe and fermenting fruit as a dominant food source. Ethanol naturally occurs in ripe and overripe fruit when yeasts ferment sugars, and consequently early primates (and many other fruit-eating animals) have evolved a genetically based behavioral attraction to the molecule.

amelius 4y ago
How does it relate to larger brains?
- number6 4y ago
  After a night of Ethanol my brain feels quite swollen.
- ralusek 4y ago
  We needed to evolve bigger brains in order to raise the floor of dumbness brought on by throwing back a few with the boys.
8f2ab37a-ed6c 4y ago
Also the Stoned Ape Hypothesis: https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/evolution/stoned-ape-hypothesis.htm https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/evolution/stoned-ape-...
- biggerChris 4y ago
  What a great username.
xyzzy_plugh 4y ago
Humans aren't more attracted to ethanol than other mammals which do not regularly consume fruit. Give a dog or a horse or a goat or a racoon some booze and it'll be back for more (don't actually do this).
- umeshunni 4y ago
  Elephants are known to get drunk and attack villages. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2010/dec/03/elephants-drunken-rampage-india https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2010/...
  - itisit 4y ago
    Talk about a tragicomedy! Thanks for sharing.
  - gregw134 4y ago
    Fyi that link is broken for me.
    - tomxor 4y ago
      Yeah weirdly redirects to a favicon [edit] Oh some weird google amp prefix, what is this supposed to do? here's the real link: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/dec/03/elephants-drunken-rampage-india https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/dec/03/elephants-drun...
  - highwaylights 4y ago
    But that’s elephants for you. Let them get a couple of pints in and they’re just a pack of 10,000 lb hooligans.
- coldtea 4y ago
  >Humans aren't more attracted to ethanol than other mammals which do not regularly consume fruit Well, it's not about attraction "given the chance", but about persistent attraction. In other words, "other mammals" might also by chance consume alcohol (or ripe fermented fruit) and get drunk and like it, but they didn't pursue it actively or have alcoholics...
  - CodeSgt 4y ago
    Other mammals aren't intelligent enough to do so.

amelius 4y ago

How does it relate to larger brains?

number6 4y ago
After a night of Ethanol my brain feels quite swollen.
ralusek 4y ago
We needed to evolve bigger brains in order to raise the floor of dumbness brought on by throwing back a few with the boys.

8f2ab37a-ed6c 4y ago

Also the Stoned Ape Hypothesis: https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/evolution/stoned-ape-hypothesis.htm https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/evolution/stoned-ape-...

biggerChris 4y ago
What a great username.

xyzzy_plugh 4y ago

Humans aren't more attracted to ethanol than other mammals which do not regularly consume fruit. Give a dog or a horse or a goat or a racoon some booze and it'll be back for more (don't actually do this).

umeshunni 4y ago
Elephants are known to get drunk and attack villages. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2010/dec/03/elephants-drunken-rampage-india https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2010/...
- itisit 4y ago
  Talk about a tragicomedy! Thanks for sharing.
- gregw134 4y ago
  Fyi that link is broken for me.
  - tomxor 4y ago
    Yeah weirdly redirects to a favicon [edit] Oh some weird google amp prefix, what is this supposed to do? here's the real link: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/dec/03/elephants-drunken-rampage-india https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/dec/03/elephants-drun...
- highwaylights 4y ago
  But that’s elephants for you. Let them get a couple of pints in and they’re just a pack of 10,000 lb hooligans.
coldtea 4y ago
>Humans aren't more attracted to ethanol than other mammals which do not regularly consume fruit Well, it's not about attraction "given the chance", but about persistent attraction. In other words, "other mammals" might also by chance consume alcohol (or ripe fermented fruit) and get drunk and like it, but they didn't pursue it actively or have alcoholics...
- CodeSgt 4y ago
  Other mammals aren't intelligent enough to do so.