Re:Moderate drinking associated with atrophy in brain relate...
by loeber on Wednesday June 28, 2017 @01:03AM
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> evidently many people drink 'this much' without terrible consequences
This assumption reflects an underlying statistical bias: if most people you know exhibit this behavior, then that's what you see as normal.
It may very well be the case that the consequences are actually terrible -- they're just hard for you to perceive because they're normalized by everyone exhibiting them.
Re:Moderate drinking associated with atrophy in brain relate...
by Bakary on Wednesday June 28, 2017 @03:28AM
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There's an allegorical story by Bostrom (the author of Superintelligence) which explores this concept as it relates to our short lifespans.
It's funny but it's probably fairly accurate. Two 12oz 5% beers per day is not exactly extreme, and evidently many people drink 'this much' without terrible consequences. Articles like this cater mostly to people who are obsessed with articles like this.