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Re:Alcohol as a social technology to check the trustworthine... by phendrenad2 on Saturday August 08, 2020 @12:12AM (#24088885)
Drinking culture and alcoholism are not equivalent. Drinking culture is an annoying peer-pressure thing that builds comraderie, but takes up a lot of time. Alcoholism is a disease that leads people to drink alone more than not (to avoid stigma).
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Re:Alcohol as a social technology to check the trustworthine... by partyboat1586 on Saturday August 08, 2020 @05:59AM (#24090409)
>Drinking culture is an annoying peer-pressure thing that builds comraderie, but takes up a lot of time.

It takes less time than building it naturally in an office environment, hence why it's popular.

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