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I got sober at the beginning of the year and it’s been the single best lifestyle decision I’ve ever made. There’s definitely a growing sobriety movement, at le

I got sober at the beginning of the year and it’s been the single best lifestyle decision I’ve ever made. There’s definitely a growing sobriety movement, at least in the US, I’ve noticed a major shift in bars accommodating non-drinkers in the last couple of years.

ericfrazier 3y ago
Same. But the social life took a nose dive as a result. Still trying to figure that one out.
- arp242 3y ago
  What problems do you experience? Genuine question, because it seems to me you can still go out and just drink non-alcoholic stuff? I've never really done it myself, but I've had several friends over the years who didn't drink, and their social lives seemed fine.
  - zimpenfish 3y ago
    As a teetotaller for many years (35->20 years ago), the quantity of social life was fine but the quality often wasn't great - aside from the constant questions about why not drinking, etc., the gradual slide of everyone else into drunken shouting instead of conversation was a suboptimal experience. Gets wearing after a while.
mytailorisrich 3y ago
There's a wide spectrum between drinking too much and not drinking at all.
- bjoli 3y ago
  Yet a lot of people end up on the wrong side of it once or twice in their post-25-life
OJFord 3y ago
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- nathanaldensr 3y ago
  I don't find it tedious at all, and I say that as someone who has never had a single drink in his life. There are many people with alcohol addiction that need to hear messages like the GP's. Perhaps you need to develop your sense of empathy.
  - OJFord 3y ago
    And comments on an article about French overproduction of wine is where they, more than others, are congregating? It's like commenting on an article about the fire at Notre Dame cathedral to say you converted to Judaism and are loving life and everyone else should too. Cool, happy for you stranger, but also don't really care and it's not relevant here.
    - hdjjhhvvhga 3y ago
      I wonder what the issue is at play here. HN if full of off-topic comments; I'd venture to say under most articles the number of off-topic comments is higher than the ones strictly on topic. And most people are fine with it and go with the flow, developing the discussion threads. It is quite rare to hear someone "don't talk about this here." Ever in the case of crypto people just downvote the (lets call them) "web3 evangelists" or reply why they disagree, but it's rare to see the "don't discuss it here" statement. Unless, well, it's dang because someone started a flamewar. So I'm wondering why you feel this way about people being happy to have achieved a small but important personal victory.
      - ffhhttt 3y ago
        The proselytizing angle in many of these offtopic comments take doesn’t help. I feel similarly when I see RISC-V mentioned (at least 4 times out of 5) for instance.
- 3y ago
joshu 3y ago
In contrast to the other asshole: congrats!
miamibre 3y ago
Same, my wife got pregnant and now that she doesn't drink I stopped and honestly it's been a very easy change. I suggest people to give it a try and reap the savings and benefits before knocking it.

ericfrazier 3y ago

Same. But the social life took a nose dive as a result. Still trying to figure that one out.

arp242 3y ago
What problems do you experience? Genuine question, because it seems to me you can still go out and just drink non-alcoholic stuff? I've never really done it myself, but I've had several friends over the years who didn't drink, and their social lives seemed fine.
- zimpenfish 3y ago
  As a teetotaller for many years (35->20 years ago), the quantity of social life was fine but the quality often wasn't great - aside from the constant questions about why not drinking, etc., the gradual slide of everyone else into drunken shouting instead of conversation was a suboptimal experience. Gets wearing after a while.

mytailorisrich 3y ago

There's a wide spectrum between drinking too much and not drinking at all.

bjoli 3y ago
Yet a lot of people end up on the wrong side of it once or twice in their post-25-life

OJFord 3y ago

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nathanaldensr 3y ago
I don't find it tedious at all, and I say that as someone who has never had a single drink in his life. There are many people with alcohol addiction that need to hear messages like the GP's. Perhaps you need to develop your sense of empathy.
- OJFord 3y ago
  And comments on an article about French overproduction of wine is where they, more than others, are congregating? It's like commenting on an article about the fire at Notre Dame cathedral to say you converted to Judaism and are loving life and everyone else should too. Cool, happy for you stranger, but also don't really care and it's not relevant here.
  - hdjjhhvvhga 3y ago
    I wonder what the issue is at play here. HN if full of off-topic comments; I'd venture to say under most articles the number of off-topic comments is higher than the ones strictly on topic. And most people are fine with it and go with the flow, developing the discussion threads. It is quite rare to hear someone "don't talk about this here." Ever in the case of crypto people just downvote the (lets call them) "web3 evangelists" or reply why they disagree, but it's rare to see the "don't discuss it here" statement. Unless, well, it's dang because someone started a flamewar. So I'm wondering why you feel this way about people being happy to have achieved a small but important personal victory.
    - ffhhttt 3y ago
      The proselytizing angle in many of these offtopic comments take doesn’t help. I feel similarly when I see RISC-V mentioned (at least 4 times out of 5) for instance.
3y ago

joshu 3y ago

In contrast to the other asshole: congrats!

miamibre 3y ago

Same, my wife got pregnant and now that she doesn't drink I stopped and honestly it's been a very easy change. I suggest people to give it a try and reap the savings and benefits before knocking it.