It's honestly one of the biggest ills facing society. The roadmap to addiction is severe, and there's really nothing "cool" about it.

While it doesn't necessarily precipitate dysfunction, it definitely greases the wheels, and leads to all manner of things from general assholery to physical abuse to date rape.

Especially in America, where we've stupidly raised the drinking age to 21, which has achieved little beyond promoting binge drinking among teens.

Fuck the doom posting. I'd rather hear about you going on some grand adventure hike than clinking ice cubes to the desperation of your soul.

I'm not for prohibition, but I think people need to check themselves before playing their hand in blackout culture.

  • thefunkycomitatus [he/him,they/them]
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    4 years ago

    Please stop having bad takes. Please. You can have one or two as a treat. But damn. Why not address the material reasons why people drink, and not shame the poor who desire escape/comfort from their problems with substances? You're treating it like the temperance movement. That it's a moral failing to partake, or speak about partaking because it leads to evil things.

    And people need to stop conflating exercise with drugs. The "a breath of fresh air gets me higher than any drug" dorks are worse than the 420 blaze it dorks or drunk posters. That's not how drugs work. Breathing doesn't get you high. You go take a hike.