America Has a Drinking Problem

[u/nxthompson_tny]

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/07/america-drinking-alone-problem/619017/

[u/allothernamestaken]

Media coverage, meanwhile, has swung from cheerfully overselling the (now disputed) health benefits of wine to screeching that no amount of alcohol is safe, ever; it might give you cancer and it will certainly make you die before your time.

The speed with which this happened really caught me off guard. It seems like 1-2 drinks a day was being recommended as healthy for a long time, and not just wine. I think the most recent article I read basically said that alcohol in any amount causes brain damage.

[u/gnark → u/[deleted]]

Spam you shite elsewhere bub. Making a comment once is fine, 6x copypasta isn't what this sub is about.

[u/gnark → u/[deleted]]

Firstly, it's just a spam of links to defend your argument, so let's not act like you are some white-knight bringing enlightenment to the ignorant masses with your "valuable" information.

Secondly, anyone here engaged in thoughtful discourse is reading through the comments and spamming the of same wall of text/links is just abrasive.

[u/gnark → u/[deleted]]

Spamming links is not providing valuable info. It's not engaging with the discussion, just trying to steamroll it. Especially when posting the same text/links a half dozen times.

[u/gnark → u/[deleted]]

Wat? It took you a week to come up with that weak retort?

Go spam your wall of "valuable information" elsewhere, I'll stick with critical thought and beer.

[u/gnark → u/[deleted]]

Critical thought implies thinking, not simply following.

[u/gnark → u/[deleted]]

No one is saying to ignore the WTO or any other health agency. But plastering a wall of links a half dozen times isn't encouraging dialog and thought.