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Re:Beer on Board in the Age of Sail by asdfman123 on Thursday April 24, 2025 @03:00AM (#43779964)
Often things that a lot of people do repeatedly for "pure enjoyment" actually has some hidden benefit.

Like for instance, drinking in general. People do it because it's fun, but it can play an important social bonding role.

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Re:Beer on Board in the Age of Sail by tomwojcik on Thursday April 24, 2025 @05:45AM (#43780825)
Exactly. To my understanding any amount of alcohol is unhealthy, but societies have had festivals or other rituals since the beginning, and substances _like_ alcohol play an important role in those.
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