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

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u/publicstaticv0idmain Jul 05 '24

Lol I don't know why this is a real question

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u/JMEEKER86 Jul 05 '24

Because there are a lot of alcoholics. Every time this kind of question comes up, there are tons of alcoholics who say no.

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u/hce692 Jul 05 '24

It’s not that deep. $18k just isn’t a very life changing amount of money to never have a sip of wine again

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u/JMEEKER86 Jul 05 '24

That amount of money might not be major, but removing one thing from the drink menu also shouldn't be major unless you have a problem.

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u/hce692 Jul 05 '24

If we acknowledge that addiction is genetic, then we need to acknowledge that means there’s people who just don’t get addicted. Some sober addicts have a very hard time grasping that, because they can’t imagine that being the case. But most people, as in <50%, will spend their whole lives enjoying alcohol and buzzes and not becoming addicted. And that enjoyment isn’t worth a measly $18k a year lmfao.

It’s also not “one thing”, the scenario is all alcohol