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.

  • JeanPaulBlartre [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    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.

    I dunno, I drink all the time and all I do is get really talkative and happy. I don't think booze will turn you into a violent rapist asshole if your sober self isn't already a violent rapist asshole. All it does is lower inhibitions, not completely change who you are.

    • carlin [he/him,comrade/them]
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      4 years ago

      I mean actual alcoholism is really nasty and causes your relationships to fail, the poster isn't talking about drinking 50 units a week

      • JeanPaulBlartre [he/him]
        2·
        4 years ago

        And? The problem still lies with, you know, the person committing the date rape. "Don't drink because you might get raped" is right up there with "don't wear immodest clothes because you might get raped." It's all behavioral policing shit that ignores the fact that rapes are caused by perpetrators' actions, not victims' negligence.