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Re:The Teen Mental Illness Epidemic Is International, Part 1... by daltont on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @12:59PM (#35360003)
The subpopulation that uses alcohol to deal with life stress likely skews male and more conservative.

I recently had a conversation with late '20s guy from a small town in Illinois who said guys in his town at any point in time were either working, hunting or drunk. He felt the need to get out of there.

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Re:The Teen Mental Illness Epidemic Is International, Part 1... by incone123 on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @01:15PM (#35360211)
Guys in his town were either working, pursuing a hobby, or socialising?
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Re:The Teen Mental Illness Epidemic Is International, Part 1... by ssully on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @01:26PM (#35360389)
Being drunk during all of your free time is socializing?
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Re:The Teen Mental Illness Epidemic Is International, Part 1... by stametseater on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @01:47PM (#35360681)
That account is only the perspective of somebody who obviously didn't feel included and left the town. I bet people who like living in that town would describe it differently.

What else do we really know? For all we know, the guy who left was a teetotaler and would characterize any social gathering with a few beers present as "everybody getting drunk."

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Re:The Teen Mental Illness Epidemic Is International, Part 1... by WeylandYutani on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @03:34PM (#35362148)
I had this conversation with friends. I wondered if they were snorting cocaine because it was fun or if it was a medication to get through the stress of life.
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Re:The Teen Mental Illness Epidemic Is International, Part 1... by luckylion on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @02:10PM (#35361003)
Drinking is the hobby, shooting up the forest with friends is the socializing!
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Re:The Teen Mental Illness Epidemic Is International, Part 1... by tstrimple on Friday March 31, 2023 @12:09AM (#35382442)
I live in Iowa. I know you’re being downvoted, but you’re not wrong at all here. This accurately describes the hobbies of many people I personally know.
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