I enjoy certain intoxicants. I enjoy hanging around people that are intoxicated Look, it's wonderful to abstain from some things in life. If/when I have

I enjoy certain intoxicants. I enjoy hanging around people that are intoxicated Look, it's wonderful to abstain from some things in life. If/when I have a child I will tell them this "pick and abstain from one addiction or enjoyment that see most people exploring. when you are older you will start to doubt your abilities and look for choices you made to blame it on. if you abstain from that one thing you can always just say 'meh, at least i dont do ___'". That said, one can give plenty of arguments for why alcohol adds something to your life. Mainly all of the reasons you gave against it were completely self-centred and if you acknowledge that the quality of your life is most greatly impacted by your interaction with others... well, alcohol can bring value to that. As a side note, if you are going to parties and filling up on "other intoxicants" that make you thirst more for water than alcohol, you're not really doing yourself any favors.