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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Alcohol consumption has been a central feature of almost every human society since the invention of agriculture. It clearly has some kind of societal benefit that outweighs its costs. [/quote] I posted this article previously on this thread or the Dry January one - this exact issue is addressed by this article: [url]https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/01/-dry-january-challenge-2023-drinking-meaning-benefits/672695/[/url] The author talks to Edward Slingerland, who wrote a book about the value of drinking in society. Basically, he argues that historically there were guardrails around alcohol - it wasn't as strong as the distilled spirits we can now obtain, and it wasn't as easy to obtain/you did not drink in isolation. It was a social tool that regular people didn't drink all the time in the privacy of their own homes.[/quote]
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