Ride-hailing apps have allowed more binging and increased demand for bartenders

Re:Ride-hailing apps have allowed more binging and increased... by dcolkitt on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @01:11PM (#21586586)

Yes we should study the trade-offs. But that calculus should also include the fact that most people genuinely enjoy going out and getting drunk with their friends.

Yet rarely if ever does that term ever into the equation. I'm not saying it necessarily outweighs the public health costs. But a truly fair accounting of all the trade-offs should take the hedonic benefits into account.

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Re:Ride-hailing apps have allowed more binging and increased... by ceejayoz on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @01:24PM (#21586751)

Serial killers enjoy murder, but that doesn't mean we necessarily want to encourage it.

I'm all for increasing the safety of nights out, but if it's got a corresponding increase in harmful or dangerous drinking behavior, that's a significant finding too.

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Re:Ride-hailing apps have allowed more binging and increased... by andybak on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @01:55PM (#21587138)

The post you were responding to was trying to correct an over-correction. You've now introduced a superfluous over-correction.

To put it another way - you've disputed a point that nobody was making.

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Re:Ride-hailing apps have allowed more binging and increased... by frenchyatwork on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @01:40PM (#21586960)

Normally we make a clear distinction between people harming themselves and people harming others, also known as "your freedom to swing your fist ends at my nose".

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Re:Ride-hailing apps have allowed more binging and increased... by ceejayoz on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @02:34PM (#21587568)

Binge drinking regularly harms others.

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