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Re:When did people stop being drunk all the time? by taneq on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @07:45AM (#36876088)
> If you don't have to work in a mine, you drink less.

If you don't have to work in an 1800s-England-style coal mine, sure. Modern mining is a high risk occupation with stringent controls on intoxicants.

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Re:When did people stop being drunk all the time? by BizarroLand on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @03:26PM (#36883505)
And that is because we as a society have placed such a high value on the cost of a human life.
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