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Small-Scale Question Sunday for April 19, 2026

Do you have a dumb question that you're kind of embarrassed to ask in the main thread? Is there something you're just not sure about?

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Yes. I'm early 30s and I drink socially so at least 1 to 2 drinks every week and more than that if I'm on a work trip and going to dinner with clients.

The plummeting alcohol consumption is pretty sad to be honest because alcohol in an important social lubricant which allows for easier social bonding between people. The falling alcohol consumption is a result of far less social interaction, especially among young people. Instead of drinking alcohol around friends in a group, more and more people use THC and turn into vegetables in front of screens.

I see no downside whatsoever and quite a bit of upside through the moderate consumption of alcohol in person around other people.