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There is no "benefit." Just like there is no benefit to (table) sugar. In moderation the harm is only moderate. Anything else is pure cope from people who ne

There is no "benefit." Just like there is no benefit to (table) sugar. In moderation the harm is only moderate. Anything else is pure cope from people who need to justify their wine at dinner.

horsawlarway 3y ago
> Just like there is no benefit to (table) sugar. You're joking right? There are plenty of benefits to consuming table sugar. Not the least of which is the cost per calorie and the quick availability of energy. But we can also add in low weight/calorie and good food preservation qualities. Your body isn't fucking up when it tells you that sugar is tasty. It knows what it's doing. That doesn't mean that table sugar is something you should be consuming all the time and in the quantities we do, but it's fairly outrageous to suggest that table sugar is not beneficial as a blanket statement. --- You might have the opinion that calories are plenty enough that you can avoid table sugar. That opinion is just as much an outlier historically as is our current easy access to sugar.
- paulddraper 3y ago
  Table sugar can be metabolized for energy. Beer can be metabolized for energy. If that's the benefit, then sure.....table sugar and beer are both "beneficial."
  - horsawlarway 3y ago
    Gosh - guess we can rule out food as beneficial entirely. Glad you cleared that up for me...
OkayPhysicist 3y ago
And yet we all eat sugar, and it would be absolutely insanity to suggest prohibiting its sale and consumption. Vices are a key part of the human condition. Sure, the most productive life is one spent tirelessly laboring to make your boss rich, and the safest life is one spent locked in a padded cell, but what's the point of productivity, or prolonging one's life, if they never enjoy it? It's fine to pick and choose your own vices, but dismissing others' as a frivolity is simply a failure to empathize.
- paulddraper 3y ago
  I agree.

There is no "benefit." Just like there is no benefit to (table) sugar. In moderation the harm is only moderate. Anything else is pure cope from people who need to justify their wine at dinner.

horsawlarway 3y ago

> Just like there is no benefit to (table) sugar. You're joking right? There are plenty of benefits to consuming table sugar. Not the least of which is the cost per calorie and the quick availability of energy. But we can also add in low weight/calorie and good food preservation qualities. Your body isn't fucking up when it tells you that sugar is tasty. It knows what it's doing. That doesn't mean that table sugar is something you should be consuming all the time and in the quantities we do, but it's fairly outrageous to suggest that table sugar is not beneficial as a blanket statement. --- You might have the opinion that calories are plenty enough that you can avoid table sugar. That opinion is just as much an outlier historically as is our current easy access to sugar.

paulddraper 3y ago
Table sugar can be metabolized for energy. Beer can be metabolized for energy. If that's the benefit, then sure.....table sugar and beer are both "beneficial."
- horsawlarway 3y ago
  Gosh - guess we can rule out food as beneficial entirely. Glad you cleared that up for me...

OkayPhysicist 3y ago

And yet we all eat sugar, and it would be absolutely insanity to suggest prohibiting its sale and consumption. Vices are a key part of the human condition. Sure, the most productive life is one spent tirelessly laboring to make your boss rich, and the safest life is one spent locked in a padded cell, but what's the point of productivity, or prolonging one's life, if they never enjoy it? It's fine to pick and choose your own vices, but dismissing others' as a frivolity is simply a failure to empathize.

paulddraper 3y ago
I agree.