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Re:America has a drinking problem by tolbish on Tuesday June 01, 2021 @05:55PM (#27361914)
And yet one year later we learn that 18% of Americans are binge drinkers:

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/americans-are-dri...

Re:America has a drinking problem by throwaway0a5e on Tuesday June 01, 2021 @06:48PM (#27362457)
If approximately one in five people are doing it then either it needs to lose the stigma or the definition needs to change.
Re:America has a drinking problem by recursive on Tuesday June 01, 2021 @08:06PM (#27363105)
Honest question: Why?

Isn't that up to those who hold the stigma?

I'd have a stigma against dog walkers who left their dog crap at the park, even if I found it was most dog walkers. (I don't think it is)

Re:America has a drinking problem by taneq on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @04:43AM (#27366389)
It’s because the stigma is based on the “binge drinker” label and its implication of irresponsible levels of drinking, while the official definition of the label itself specifies a level of drinking that many would otherwise not deem an issue. eg. three restaurant-pour glasses of wine during a three course meal.
Re:America has a drinking problem by bigfudge on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @02:47AM (#27365692)
I think the difference there is that even if most people left dog crap we might still have a consensus that that was a bad thing and that people shouldn’t do it.
Re:America has a drinking problem by bart_spoon on Tuesday June 01, 2021 @06:53PM (#27362496)
Stigma doesn’t exist simply based on how many people do something.
Re:America has a drinking problem by flyingfences on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @09:01AM (#27368183)
Would you say the same about cigarettes? Or about drunk driving?