Well, I definitely see the attraction. What I don’t get is the projection. Just because you think your life would be miserable/boring without alcohol, doesn’t

Well, I definitely see the attraction. What I don’t get is the projection. Just because you think your life would be miserable/boring without alcohol, doesn’t mean my actual life without alcohol is miserable/boring. To me, I find people that lean into this projection don’t even realize that their life is already miserable and the drink is what makes things tenable