I honestly wonder whether people would drink alcohol if there weren't intoxicating effects. What I mean is, does anyone really believe that alcohol is pleasant to drink or is that purely a trick of the mind/body to get you to satisfy the craving?
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#82Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Something to sober you up if you're already drunk would be amazing ... But it's the fun of alcohol! What'd be amazing would be something that really works against the headaches and/or prevent vomiting. Basically something for the next day or even the next two days (when you get old, if you party too hard it can take two days to feel good again: I hate it so at 50 I very rarely party hard anymore: maybe once a year)…
> But it's the fun of alcohol! Meh, I like wine more and more and being drunk less and less, one is seriously limiting the other :)
I'm the same way with whisky. I might have to imitate the professional tasters: just swirl and spit. Seems like a travesty but less so than letting my collection gather dust indefinitely.
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Have you ever struggled with addiction (food, drink, drugs, media, games, sleep, porn etc.)?
I can't provide a study, but anecdotally I suspect nearly everyone does.
> Show some discipline and restraint
This is such unhelpful, unsympathetic advice.
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#84I honestly wonder whether people would drink alcohol if there weren't intoxicating effects. What I mean is, does anyone really believe that alcohol is pleasant to drink or is that purely a trick of the mind/body to get you to satisfy the craving?
Plenty of people drink alcohol in moderation, e.g. only having 1-2 drinks at a social event, pairing a while for dinner, trying a new cocktail, etc.
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#85I honestly wonder whether people would drink alcohol if there weren't intoxicating effects. What I mean is, does anyone really believe that alcohol is pleasant to drink or is that purely a trick of the mind/body to get you to satisfy the craving?
Plenty of people drink alcohol in moderation, e.g. only having 1-2 drinks at a social event, pairing a while for dinner, trying a new cocktail, etc.
Sure, but maybe it's a really powerful drug that has a small effective dose for some people?
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#86> In the future, people who take the gel could reduce the harmful and intoxicating effects of alcohol. I understand harm reduction but what is the point of reducing the intoxicating effects of alcohol? What's the point?
It's great for spies. As I've learned from movies, it's important for them to hold their booze better than their sources.
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#87Earlier quoted context omitted.
Plenty of people drink alcohol in moderation, e.g. only having 1-2 drinks at a social event, pairing a while for dinner, trying a new cocktail, etc.
Sure, but maybe it's a really powerful drug that has a small effective dose for some people?
I have known some people to have an absurdly low tolerance (or at least act drunk after two standard drinks), but I don't think it's that common.
I do have plenty of friends who drink in moderation simply because they enjoy the taste of beer/wine and almost never get drunk (they might drink enough to be drunk once a year).
I think the comparison is most understandable when you compare alcohol to caffeine. Some people drink coffee for the sake of the caffeine, but some also just genuinely enjoy the taste/social aspect (hence why decaf exists).
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#88I honestly wonder whether people would drink alcohol if there weren't intoxicating effects. What I mean is, does anyone really believe that alcohol is pleasant to drink or is that purely a trick of the mind/body to get you to satisfy the craving?
I certainly don't speak for everyone but I certainly drank for the effects. I do like the flavour of beer but it was all about the effects. I could never have just one or two (which is why I no longer drink).
Again, I don't speak for everyone. I do know people who drink frequently without ever getting drunk, but obviously even one drink has some effect.
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#89I honestly wonder whether people would drink alcohol if there weren't intoxicating effects. What I mean is, does anyone really believe that alcohol is pleasant to drink or is that purely a trick of the mind/body to get you to satisfy the craving?
Fermentation, distillation, and aging can all create unique and incredibly rich flavors that may be very compelling on their own or as complements to other flavors in food and drink.
Perhaps you haven't tried very many and haven't run into any you like, but they're sure out there. From a culinary perspective, it's no accident that wines and beers and spirits represent enormous industries around the world and have done so for centuries.
If it was all just about getting tipsy or drunk, you'd expect there to be just a few "winners" of the market rather than the incredible variety we seem to have instead.
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#90Jim Koch, founder and brewer of Sam Adams, says that he mixes a teaspoon of bakers yeast (not sure which) and yogurt to break down the alcohol before it hits the bloodstream and has been doing it for years if not decades.
https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/07/10/327854051/al...