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The reason is that it's a coping mechanism for our shift from nomadic to sedentary living
by darkgenesha 2y ago
The reason is that it's a coping mechanism for our shift from nomadic to sedentary living
- Clamchop 2y agoSimple is appealing but don't let it carry you away!
- warkdarrior 2y agoInteresting. Do we know why nomadic people do not drink?
- bobthepanda 2y agoI don’t think this is really true? The Mongols and Huns were nomadic and also drank.
- darkgenesha 2y agoI would say it's having a collective purpose. For example you wouldn't think to drink while trying to meet a tight deadline with your team at work. That same scenario would play out everyday but at a way more real and absorbing level, even if you're prosperous. This is exclusive to nomadic living because as soon as you are settled your collective purpose wanes and specialization kicks in... (then as your population balloons you need to patch together things like religion and politics to maintain collectivity) Although I guess you may drink for leisure or on special occasions if you have access, my point is more that dependency and using alcohol as a "social lubricant" is tightly tied to settled living