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I don’t see an argument against the social merit of alcohol here. I dated an enabler who knew that alcohol helped ease my social anxiety around strangers. She t
by alsetmusic 3y ago
I don’t see an argument against the social merit of alcohol here. I dated an enabler who knew that alcohol helped ease my social anxiety around strangers. She told me we’d get a couple of drinks into me at the bar when going to office parties. It worked. Made me very sociable.
I’m genuinely curious how you define sociability of a drug or substance. I know alcohol is detrimental to society at large. On an individual basis, I find it quite attractive for social gatherings.
- robocat 3y agoCalling alcohol social feels like an evil marketing gimmick - certainly our advertising pretends it is social. Alcohol is deeply socially destructive - we know the stereotypical examples of damage in the the poor and the indigenous communities. The examples of damage in middle-class homes of the wealthy (e.g. doctors) and the average working class (tradies and nurses) is much less visible. The words “social” and “alcohol” are immiscible.
- JTon 3y agoWe're very far apart on this issue. I feel like you must not drink socially, so you're not exposed to the milder effects of alcohol. Alcohol enables both social and anti-social behavior. It doesn't have to be black and white.
- robocat 3y agoI drink at pubs and with friends. I have an alcohol free home (I have seen too many friends slowly change from one small drink a night to a problem within a few years. I have seen too many devastating consequences of “social” drinking to think it is safe. Of course we all mostly do unsafe things regularly!