There are plenty of ways to relax without 'destroying you brain', that's the reason why I said relaxing can be meditation, going to the gym or playing on your g

There are plenty of ways to relax without 'destroying you brain', that's the reason why I said relaxing can be meditation, going to the gym or playing on your gaming console. Everybody is different, as the poll evidence suggest in this thread. There is a reason why I said everything in moderation, because we don't live in a perfect world where everything can be performed to perfection. I am not defending or promoting the use of alcohol but looking at the problem at hand, alcohol gets a bad reputation because its abused. If people on HN see beauty in things that only shows with deep intellectual effort, then why has this topic been voted up? Surly it is somewhat interesting to the intellectual minds in this community.