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I'm assuming this is just attention grabbing for this guy's personal brand. Always interesting to see what kind of marketing stunts get you to the front page.

I'm assuming this is just attention grabbing for this guy's personal brand. Always interesting to see what kind of marketing stunts get you to the front page. If this were to be taken seriously, a guy regularly getting drunk is just sad, as alcoholism is a real problem that this seems to be brushing aside.

hueving 12y ago
Your last sentence/paragraph comes from a pretty myopic perspective. Some people enjoy getting drunk occasionally. It's like saying "getting high is just sad", "running marathons is just sad" or "eating high fat foods is just sad". They are all sacrificing something for a high.
- practicalpants 12y ago
  Which is why I said "getting drunk regularly," which is the implied activity in a business built around a guy getting drunk. Either way, amusing to see someone compare getting drunk to running a marathon.
  - kelnos 12y ago
    Define "regularly". I get drunk fairly regularly (1-3 times a week), and I'm pretty happy with that for of fun, as well as the sober kind.
    - Rapzid 12y ago
      Same, I probably drink too drink to much and, yeah, have a drinking "problem". But I have fun, drink great craft beer, and never have an urge to get loaded before work(or instead of). It's all after-hours downtime fun(self medication?) for me. I also do a lot of sober activities, including sports so... IDK. I'm a well-rounded drunk?
    - jakobegger 12y ago
      I used to get drunk once or twice a week, and I thought it was completely normal ("all of my friends do that too"). Looking back, I now know I had an alcohol problem. It affected my work (couldn't concentrate) and it affected my health (gained weight). I'm still young, so I hope there are no permanent effects from my drinking.
      - kelnos 12y ago
        I guess it's different for everyone. I'm fine at work & I've actually been losing weight lately (intentionally). I think there's a fine line between what's ok and what's not. If it actually becomes an addiction and you "need" it to survive the day-to-day, of course that's a problem. Obviously in many (most? all?) cases the individual is too close to the problem to accurately diagnose for themselves.
richardlitt 12y ago
As soon as I get a certain amount of clients, I'll cut this off. I'm not interested in drinking professionally.
- sien 12y ago
  Subcontract. Live the dream!
- patrickmay 12y ago
  So you're not interested in a sales job?
  - richardlitt 12y ago
    Nope.
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- graeme 12y ago
  Is that in the rules? I checked, and couldn't find any reference. Even "Show HN" appears to be a convention, rather than a rule.
nickysielicki 12y ago
Who called the morality police? Sheesh. He's a man in his prime, let him have some fun.

hueving 12y ago

Your last sentence/paragraph comes from a pretty myopic perspective. Some people enjoy getting drunk occasionally. It's like saying "getting high is just sad", "running marathons is just sad" or "eating high fat foods is just sad". They are all sacrificing something for a high.

practicalpants 12y ago
Which is why I said "getting drunk regularly," which is the implied activity in a business built around a guy getting drunk. Either way, amusing to see someone compare getting drunk to running a marathon.
- kelnos 12y ago
  Define "regularly". I get drunk fairly regularly (1-3 times a week), and I'm pretty happy with that for of fun, as well as the sober kind.
  - Rapzid 12y ago
    Same, I probably drink too drink to much and, yeah, have a drinking "problem". But I have fun, drink great craft beer, and never have an urge to get loaded before work(or instead of). It's all after-hours downtime fun(self medication?) for me. I also do a lot of sober activities, including sports so... IDK. I'm a well-rounded drunk?
  - jakobegger 12y ago
    I used to get drunk once or twice a week, and I thought it was completely normal ("all of my friends do that too"). Looking back, I now know I had an alcohol problem. It affected my work (couldn't concentrate) and it affected my health (gained weight). I'm still young, so I hope there are no permanent effects from my drinking.
    - kelnos 12y ago
      I guess it's different for everyone. I'm fine at work & I've actually been losing weight lately (intentionally). I think there's a fine line between what's ok and what's not. If it actually becomes an addiction and you "need" it to survive the day-to-day, of course that's a problem. Obviously in many (most? all?) cases the individual is too close to the problem to accurately diagnose for themselves.

richardlitt 12y ago

As soon as I get a certain amount of clients, I'll cut this off. I'm not interested in drinking professionally.

sien 12y ago
Subcontract. Live the dream!
patrickmay 12y ago
So you're not interested in a sales job?
- richardlitt 12y ago
  Nope.

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graeme 12y ago
Is that in the rules? I checked, and couldn't find any reference. Even "Show HN" appears to be a convention, rather than a rule.

nickysielicki 12y ago

Who called the morality police? Sheesh. He's a man in his prime, let him have some fun.