I believe it mostly just accelerated the thinking around drinking and why we do it. Convincing yourself you don't have an alcohol problem when you are out with

I believe it mostly just accelerated the thinking around drinking and why we do it. Convincing yourself you don't have an alcohol problem when you are out with friends every night is one thing. Trying to accomplish the same persuasion when you are locked in your apartment with just your cat for months on end is much more challenging. It would seem to me a person typically has 2 paths they can explore at that point: Go deeper into the rabbit hole, or GTFO.