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Re:When did people stop being drunk all the time? by Cthulhu_ on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @03:54AM (#36874390)
Cost as well; water is dirt cheap (for now anyway, there's potable water shortages in plenty of places and that will become a worldwide issue soon enough), anything alcoholic has become more and more expensive for various reasons, including but not limited to taxes + extra "discouragement" taxes, at least where I live. Drinking is an expensive hobby, to the point where weed is cheaper and has less side effects if the purpose is to alter your state of mind a bit.
Re:When did people stop being drunk all the time? by jeltz on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @04:41AM (#36874731)
Lack of potable water will never become a worldwide issue. The lack of water which could become a worldwide issue is water for agriculture which causes starvation in poor countries which in turn causes refugee crises and wars. Lack of potable water will remain a very local issue even under very dire scenarios for global warming.
Re:When did people stop being drunk all the time? by matkoniecz on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @06:02AM (#36875216)
And lack of water would make alcohol even more expensive.
Re:When did people stop being drunk all the time? by jeltz on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @06:04AM (#36875230)
Very true. Making alcohol requires a lot of water.
Re:When did people stop being drunk all the time? by TrueSlacker0 on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @08:29AM (#36876521)
A very efficient brewery will use 3 gallons water per 1 gallon of beer produced. An average one uses 6.