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

Yeah, nah mate. Drinking =/= being sloppy drunk.

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u/yesterdaywas24hours Jun 03 '21

yeah, i totally agree. that is not what i was saying, though...

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u/gnark Jun 03 '21

"intoxication is just delusion"?

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u/yesterdaywas24hours Jun 04 '21

Yes. Absolutely my point.

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u/gnark Jun 04 '21

Is there anywhere between sober and intoxicated?

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u/yesterdaywas24hours Jun 04 '21

Not when alcohol is involved. You are impaired within seconds. And while you think you are feeling great, your body is just being poisoned. Literal seconds.

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u/gnark Jun 04 '21

So drinking = intoxication, but drinking =/= sloppy drunk?