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Alcohol is a prosocial drug with massive upsides - the engine of civilization since ancient Egypt - and we should be thinking more about establishing the kind of norms and social wisdom that allow us to benefit from its upsides without succumbing to its downsides āBut alcohol leads to problems as well.ā Thatās a skill issue.
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@ClickingSeason As a cider appreciator, one huge benefit to alcohol is preservative effects. A bottle of juice naturally fermented into cider or wine is shelf stable for years. In fact it takes a lot of energy and intervention to prevent this from happening!
@ClickingSeason @tszzl mostly itās that it slows me down. i like kava; or a quad espresso ~ would probably rather do cocaine or ecstasy or acid or mushrooms than drink - more intimate plus i keep my sharpness talking to people who are drunk is really disappointing as an intellectual and artist sorry
This is pretty interesting