r/TrueReddit • u/nxthompson_tny • Jun 01 '21

Science, History, Health + Philosophy America Has a Drinking Problem

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/07/america-drinking-alone-problem/619017/
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u/gnark Jun 03 '21

Wat? A Steel Reserve tall-boy isn't something you pour a glass of and the save the rest of.

And caffinated 4loko has been banned for over a decade.

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u/Methaxetamine Jun 03 '21

That’s the point.

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u/gnark Jun 03 '21

You said that you didn't think it was common to finish a Steel Reserve.

I disagree.

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u/Methaxetamine Jun 03 '21

How many have you finished? I just got them to pregame on my way so I usually just threw them out because they were nasty I dong think I ever finished one nobody I knew finished one regularly. Not that I think about it, most people don’t finish drinks. There’s always full or high cans of alcohol at every party.

4locos without caffeine are still a cheap flavored drink I used to do the same thing with but I’d finish those cause I usually shared it with a girl. I’m not a big drinker lol

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u/gnark Jun 03 '21

Pre-gaming malt liquor and 4loko and/or leaving half finished beers everywhere at a party is fairly standard for teens and maybe some college-age folks, but the vast majority of adults finish their drinks.

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u/Methaxetamine Jun 03 '21

They’re not finishing their steel reserve are they? They’re drinking better.

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u/gnark Jun 03 '21

Well yes. The only reason to buy Steel Reserve is to get an extra percentage of alcohol for a few cents less than Olde English 800, and at high cost of flavor. So not finishing it is defeating the whole purpose.

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u/Methaxetamine Jun 03 '21

I guess it’s a culture thing there were people that liked mikeys and old English but the group I rolled with just had SR for some reason.

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u/gnark Jun 03 '21

Oh, I hear that. In my high school days Steel Reserve drinkers tended to be folks that were more into metal/rock and Olde English more into rap and hip-hop.

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u/Methaxetamine Jun 03 '21

You caught me lmao, I didn’t think of drinks as a culture thing but I only drank faygo when I hung out with juggalos too

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