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It probably won’t be soon but alcohol will be next.
by marcrosoft 3y ago
It probably won’t be soon but alcohol will be next.
- sjc02060 3y agoWhy? Some studies have shown benefits with moderate wine consumption for example
- jhickok 3y agoWhether you think it is justified for health reasons, alcohol consumption is down heavily in GenZ compared to their parents at the same age.
- swsieber 3y agoMy understanding is that those were later refuted. (And that light wine drinking correlates with socio-economic status, which also correlates with health)
- BiteCode_dev 3y agoLatest Huberman postcast episodes tend to discuss the opposite.
- misssocrates 3y agoBut something like 50% of studies don't replicate?
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- millzlane 3y agoIIRC three is an increased risk of liver cirrhosis with even one drink a day compared to drinkers of none. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6776700/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6776700/
- vkou 3y agoAnd other studies show the same benefits from moderate consumption of grape juice, sans the well-documented damage that alcohol causes.
- LesZedCB 3y agoyou think so? I mean, i basically stopped drinking a year or so ago because it just gave me headaches and I'm aware of the negative health affects, but I find myself in an extremely small category of people who don't drink simply because they don't want to. at least for my peers in their 30s.
- mgkimsal 3y agoI went for years not drinking alcohol. Wasn't 100%... I'd have a spirit out now and then but only if I wasn't driving anywhere. This limited me to conference/hotel setups where I was staying for a few days. So... I might have a few drinks 2-3 times per year. It was largely a health/safety concern, but also a financial one. Partially due to covid/lockdowns, I started drinking at home more regularly. It's now 4-5 times per month, vs 2-3 times per year. Still can't do too much - heartburn in middle of night if I have more than a drink or so. Part of the reason I felt more comfortable taking it up was financial. Denied myself this 'indulgence' for a few decades because the cost always seemed relatively high. I can afford it now more than I could 20 years ago, so I'm trying out new things and seeing what I like. But I definitely felt some social awkwardness when you'd be the only person in a group not drinking. I think the social expectations have changed a bit over the decades - it's not as expected. And... I've changed over the decades - I care far less what people think of me in social settings like that.
- mnd999 3y agoMaybe in the US. Americans seem to be getting quite puritanical about these things. I’m not seeing the same in Europe.
- caseyohara 3y agoIt's not puritanical, it's just substitution: cannabis use is supplanting alcohol use.
- mnd999 3y agoInteresting, I’m not seeing that in Europe either.
- throwaway6734 3y agoLook at European birth rates and a bit more puritanism might be beneficial
- nickthegreek 3y agoIt might be. GenZ seems to be drinking less. https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/3936579-why-is-gen-z-drinking-less https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/3936579-why-...
- crooked-v 3y agoCan't wait for the inevitable "millenials are killing the beer industry" articles.
- bluefirebrand 3y agoGood news, you don't have to wait. https://www.businessinsider.com/millennials-are-killing-beer-2017-7 https://www.businessinsider.com/millennials-are-killing-beer... It's honestly really absurd how many things millenials have killed. At this point it's just a point of pride how much stuff we're leaving in the past.
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- francisofascii 3y agoTrue, also non-alcoholic and low alcohol beers are becoming more popular and better tasting.