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Re:Alcohol as a social technology to check the trustworthine... by ballenf on Friday August 07, 2020 @11:59PM (#24088831)
And coffee? What about sugary sodas? Energy drinks with supplements?

I think even your examples make clear there is a spectrum here and not absolute equivalence.

You can’t assess these things in a vacuum from their position in society. If adderall were over the counter and considered as safe as alcohol, the spectrum would change.

If alcohol were offered in a culture where it’s frowned upon it might be seen as worse than cigarettes.

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