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> I don't know how you can claim the art and music derived under influence as positive benefits. For the millions (billions?) of people who have enjoyed this a

> I don't know how you can claim the art and music derived under influence as positive benefits. For the millions (billions?) of people who have enjoyed this art, I'd say it's pretty positive. FWIW I also think alcohol should remain legal and would literally never give up a good after-work beer. People are capable of having positive relationships with alcohol.

nashashmi 3y ago
People are better off having positive relationships without alcohol. Going to happy hour, I have seen work colleagues become more chill after a few beers. And then I wonder why they are not like this all the time. Next day, they become stuck up again. And I am proudly happy to be my chill version all the time. This is not a conversation about whether something should be legal. Rather, whether it should be celebrated and exploited for monetary benefits. I think no.
- hydrok9 3y ago
  Alcohol and marijuana don't stimulate creativity just because they mitigate stress. And don't quote the Koran at people, no one cares.
  - nashashmi 3y ago
    Stress hinders creativity. Certain words are difficult to argue against, An open challenge the Quran makes to anyone who reads it.
- wootland 3y ago
  > Next day, they become stuck up again. And I am proudly happy to be my chill version all the time. No offense, but judging people and calling them stuck up the way you are doesn't seem chill at all. The culture between humans and alcohol has evolved over thousands of years, it's complex and has positives and negatives. Same with marijuana, although I'd suggest there are fewer negatives to marijuana.
  - nashashmi 3y ago
    Not to be in a shouting match, but people who cannot relax can intensify the mood of any room. No relaxed person would be comfortable in one. And while I have noticed the positives of a happy hour, I am saddened to see them in opposite moods. It is unreal. Relationships of balance are complex and difficult. Any person at any time won't react the same as another. Such wildcards cannot be justified.
    - wootland 3y ago
      Well, I'm all for WFH because it completely erases these kinds of issues. That being said, the level of judgement you're laying against people who partake in happy hour would make most people uncomfortable and would be considered stressful and not relaxing.
      - nashashmi 3y ago
        No one is free of judgement. Not when they are drinking. Nor when they avoid it. Not when they are working. Nor when they are relaxed. WFH does not free you of judgement either. And having discussed issues like this before, know I recognize you.

nashashmi 3y ago

People are better off having positive relationships without alcohol. Going to happy hour, I have seen work colleagues become more chill after a few beers. And then I wonder why they are not like this all the time. Next day, they become stuck up again. And I am proudly happy to be my chill version all the time. This is not a conversation about whether something should be legal. Rather, whether it should be celebrated and exploited for monetary benefits. I think no.

hydrok9 3y ago
Alcohol and marijuana don't stimulate creativity just because they mitigate stress. And don't quote the Koran at people, no one cares.
- nashashmi 3y ago
  Stress hinders creativity. Certain words are difficult to argue against, An open challenge the Quran makes to anyone who reads it.
wootland 3y ago
> Next day, they become stuck up again. And I am proudly happy to be my chill version all the time. No offense, but judging people and calling them stuck up the way you are doesn't seem chill at all. The culture between humans and alcohol has evolved over thousands of years, it's complex and has positives and negatives. Same with marijuana, although I'd suggest there are fewer negatives to marijuana.
- nashashmi 3y ago
  Not to be in a shouting match, but people who cannot relax can intensify the mood of any room. No relaxed person would be comfortable in one. And while I have noticed the positives of a happy hour, I am saddened to see them in opposite moods. It is unreal. Relationships of balance are complex and difficult. Any person at any time won't react the same as another. Such wildcards cannot be justified.
  - wootland 3y ago
    Well, I'm all for WFH because it completely erases these kinds of issues. That being said, the level of judgement you're laying against people who partake in happy hour would make most people uncomfortable and would be considered stressful and not relaxing.
    - nashashmi 3y ago
      No one is free of judgement. Not when they are drinking. Nor when they avoid it. Not when they are working. Nor when they are relaxed. WFH does not free you of judgement either. And having discussed issues like this before, know I recognize you.