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For your consideration: Probably a billion people live perfectly happy lives without alcohol. Maybe it's not actually necessary after all, maybe that's not a bo
by sfjailbird 3y ago
For your consideration: Probably a billion people live perfectly happy lives without alcohol. Maybe it's not actually necessary after all, maybe that's not a boring life, or will cause your mental health to suffer?
- pazimzadeh 3y agoI don't think anyone said it was necessary, especially in modern times. But back in the day, it could contribute to reducing the multiplicity of infection of microbes in drinks. Thus, it was clearly worthwhile enough that some populations evolved the ability to metabolize it more efficiently. The other group probably evolved a better immune system instead, or alternative ways of cleaning their food and drink (e.g. the chinese drink a lot more hot water than cold, but that comes with its own costs/tradeoffs).
- tommiegannert 3y ago... though being bored regularly is probably a good thing. It will make you think, invent and accomplish things. Games, YouTube and pretty much anything added to HTML after 1995 is just about making you not-bored, thinking you're doing something. I admit it's difficult to tell the mind not to go for the cheap stuff, but staying bored until the _right_ urge comes up.
- tamimio 3y agoI live without alcohol or any drugs, and although my life isn’t perfect since nothing is, I do live it to the fullest, it isn’t boring and my mental health is solid. I believe drinking is just running away from facing your problems, or not accepting the reality, in fact, not drinking will force you to change your life to the one you want, not the one you’re running away from.