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I bet you're fun at parties.

Aerbil313 3y ago
My life is infinitely more enjoyable waking up early to watch the sun rise while gardening instead of waking up hungover at 11 am to wonder what I did or said last night I don't remember. Modernity sucks.
- andybak 3y ago
  That's rather a false dichotomy. I can't remember the last time I had a proper hangover and I can see the sunrise whenever I choose (although I'm not especially an early riser - but that has been true my entire life)
- kredd 3y ago
  Not to be that guy, but social drinking isn’t about getting trashed every night and waking up at 1PM. Nor it’s about getting drunk so much where you don’t remember the previous night. To put into a perspective, I have a few drinks almost every night, but also go hiking or snowboarding at 6AM. Maybe it’s a PNW kinda thing, but I can guarantee I’m not an exception to the rule. The social drinking is about grabbing a drink or two, either solo or friends, to let yourself loose a bit. It’s about temporarily changing your attitude towards your environment, maybe cracking a couple of silly jokes. Maybe sitting at a beach or a park, watching sunset while listening to your surroundings. Moderation is the key when it comes to mind-altering substances. Obviously it’s easier to say, but if super-majority of your experiences are positive, it is ok to suffer from some mild bad experiences (agonizing hangovers a couple of times a year).
  - Mystery-Machine 3y ago
    Why this doesn't work while drinking tea?
    - andybak 3y ago
      Because tea is a stimulant and diuretic. A night out on tea would involve everyone getting a bit jittery and going to the toilet a lot.
      - Mystery-Machine 3y ago
        So is alcohol.
  - Aerbil313 3y ago
    One can drink in moderation indeed. One nation can’t. When drinks are allowed, you get zillions of divorces, car crashes, mortal figths, murders, and much more every year. Sorry, I didn’t mention that my religion prohibits the use of any and all mind altering substances. So it’s not possible for me to drink in moderation either. I’m glad for this restriction I choose to obey. I’d rather have me control me at all times rather than some altered version of myself.
- thepasswordis 3y ago
  >modernity sucks Do you think there was any point anywhere in history where people weren’t enjoying drinking together? FFS one of the miracles of the founding religion of our society is about a guy turning water into alcohol at a party! And that was thousands of years ago!
  - Aerbil313 3y ago
    I don’t believe people ever enjoy drinking. It’s bad to have your mind altered and mental capabilities such as memory reduced, period. To do and say things you normally wouldn’t. It’s rather that those who regularly drink can’t enjoy themselves without drinking when the time for a fix comes. It’s an addiction, even if withdrawals are less noticeable due to normalization of drinking and the regularity of the act for most people.
    - andybak 3y ago
      > It’s bad to have your mind altered Actually no. > and mental capabilities such as memory reduced, OK > To do and say things you normally wouldn’t. Again - not really. I'm giving you 1 out of 3.

My life is infinitely more enjoyable waking up early to watch the sun rise while gardening instead of waking up hungover at 11 am to wonder what I did or said last night I don't remember. Modernity sucks.

andybak 3y ago
That's rather a false dichotomy. I can't remember the last time I had a proper hangover and I can see the sunrise whenever I choose (although I'm not especially an early riser - but that has been true my entire life)
kredd 3y ago
Not to be that guy, but social drinking isn’t about getting trashed every night and waking up at 1PM. Nor it’s about getting drunk so much where you don’t remember the previous night. To put into a perspective, I have a few drinks almost every night, but also go hiking or snowboarding at 6AM. Maybe it’s a PNW kinda thing, but I can guarantee I’m not an exception to the rule. The social drinking is about grabbing a drink or two, either solo or friends, to let yourself loose a bit. It’s about temporarily changing your attitude towards your environment, maybe cracking a couple of silly jokes. Maybe sitting at a beach or a park, watching sunset while listening to your surroundings. Moderation is the key when it comes to mind-altering substances. Obviously it’s easier to say, but if super-majority of your experiences are positive, it is ok to suffer from some mild bad experiences (agonizing hangovers a couple of times a year).
- Mystery-Machine 3y ago
  Why this doesn't work while drinking tea?
  - andybak 3y ago
    Because tea is a stimulant and diuretic. A night out on tea would involve everyone getting a bit jittery and going to the toilet a lot.
    - Mystery-Machine 3y ago
      So is alcohol.
- Aerbil313 3y ago
  One can drink in moderation indeed. One nation can’t. When drinks are allowed, you get zillions of divorces, car crashes, mortal figths, murders, and much more every year. Sorry, I didn’t mention that my religion prohibits the use of any and all mind altering substances. So it’s not possible for me to drink in moderation either. I’m glad for this restriction I choose to obey. I’d rather have me control me at all times rather than some altered version of myself.
thepasswordis 3y ago
>modernity sucks Do you think there was any point anywhere in history where people weren’t enjoying drinking together? FFS one of the miracles of the founding religion of our society is about a guy turning water into alcohol at a party! And that was thousands of years ago!
- Aerbil313 3y ago
  I don’t believe people ever enjoy drinking. It’s bad to have your mind altered and mental capabilities such as memory reduced, period. To do and say things you normally wouldn’t. It’s rather that those who regularly drink can’t enjoy themselves without drinking when the time for a fix comes. It’s an addiction, even if withdrawals are less noticeable due to normalization of drinking and the regularity of the act for most people.
  - andybak 3y ago
    > It’s bad to have your mind altered Actually no. > and mental capabilities such as memory reduced, OK > To do and say things you normally wouldn’t. Again - not really. I'm giving you 1 out of 3.