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Do you drink alcohol? If so, how much and how often, and what's your age?

I'm mid 40s and I used to be a social drinker, but gave it up 2.5 years ago because the hangovers, even after 2 drinks, became atrocious. Even if I ate something, spread out the drinks, hydrated, etc. Of my greater social group, though, I'm the only one to give it up. I keep hearing about people drinking less, but no one I know among my age group has slowed down or given it up.

1-3 drinks, once a week, socially. 30s.

We're in a strange time for alcohol. A confluence of factors moved against it. The ones I've witnessed:

  • Work From Home killed the standing drinks-after-work outing at my office. Even when enough people happen to be in, no one expects enough people to be in, so don't make contingency plans that allow them to go out ("oh, I would do drinks but I drove", "I have to get back and feed my cat/dog/crippling-social-media-addiction")
  • The economy. Alcohol is expensive af. Other vices are cheap. I hear people say: "Why would I spend $10 on a pint, when I can fill my vape for" ..whatever it costs. I forget. I don't vape. People are getting laid off and are worried about their financial future. They are cutting back.
  • It's just not cool any more. This is vibes, and it might just be my circles, but it's seen as something like smoking cigarettes - unhealthy, dated, low class.

But I'm sure it'll be back eventually. Alcohol is Lindy.

Alcohol is expensive af

Minor note; Alcohol at bars and restraunts are expensive as fuck. Buying direct is actually stupidly cheap, as they've come out with a massive host of surprisingly good whiskey and the like that can be had for very good prices.

Well, if you've a taste for whiskey, atleast.

I've seen people wonder if the social arena, bars and the like, have taken a severe hit due to the leagal-but-not-really-but-kinda-yes grey area that marijuana now falls in, as people are now choosing to stay in and get baked as opposed to go out, throw down lots of money, and not get baked.

But that's just musings on their part.

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