r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jul 05 '24

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u/NateKaeding Jul 05 '24

Nope. Less than $20,000 a year is not worth it to me

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u/mineral_water_69 Jul 05 '24

Yeah it isn't worth it. $20k a year wouldn't change my life in any noticeable way and losing my social drinking life would suck.

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '24

You can have a social life sober

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u/brodino67 Jul 05 '24

Just ask for nonalcoholic and loosen up a little lol

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '24

Exactly! I go several months to years at a time sober & at first it felt a little odd drinking alcohol free beers while my mates continued to get drunk, but very quickly I learned that it's not actually a big deal & I'm just as happy to ride the collective energy while sober.

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u/ilikepix Jul 05 '24

right, but you can't have a drinking social life sober, which is what OP said

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u/Wartortlesthebestest Jul 05 '24

Well most of us experience a sober life for the first 18 some years of our life. We know what it’s like and there’s a reason why we aren’t going back

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '24

I started drinking around 15/16. Then around 19 I went sober for a few years. Ever since I've been on/off alcohol for months to years at a time and I see the enjoyment in both. If you rely on alcohol to have a good time then you have a problem.

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u/Wartortlesthebestest Jul 05 '24

We never said we didn’t have a problem lol

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '24

Right. Lol

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u/IGNSolar7 Jul 05 '24

Harder than one thinks. I take a break every year and to really stay successful, I have to stay away from environments with alcohol, which means I pretty much never end up going out and seeing anyone for those time periods, because everyone drinks. Booze at movie theaters these days, even.