The advice for quitting non-problematic drinking is "just stop", so at the point where someone is asking for help I think it's worth taking a bit more seriously

The advice for quitting non-problematic drinking is "just stop", so at the point where someone is asking for help I think it's worth taking a bit more seriously. I also interpreted his timeframe uncharitably closer to: "I haven't drank for two weeks, ignoring all previous data, therefore my pattern is 'i don't drink for weeks at a time'" because that's a trick I play on myself in many scenarios, and in certain states of mind I half believe myself no matter how ridiculous it is.