Re:The User Is Drunk
by hueving on Tuesday March 24, 2015 @11:35PM
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Your last sentence/paragraph comes from a pretty myopic perspective. Some people enjoy getting drunk occasionally. It's like saying "getting high is just sad", "running marathons is just sad" or "eating high fat foods is just sad". They are all sacrificing something for a high.
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Re:The User Is Drunk
by practicalpants on Wednesday March 25, 2015 @12:00AM
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Which is why I said "getting drunk regularly," which is the implied activity in a business built around a guy getting drunk.
Either way, amusing to see someone compare getting drunk to running a marathon.
Define "regularly". I get drunk fairly regularly (1-3 times a week), and I'm pretty happy with that for of fun, as well as the sober kind.
Re:The User Is Drunk
by jakobegger on Wednesday March 25, 2015 @04:28AM
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I used to get drunk once or twice a week, and I thought it was completely normal ("all of my friends do that too").
Looking back, I now know I had an alcohol problem. It affected my work (couldn't concentrate) and it affected my health (gained weight). I'm still young, so I hope there are no permanent effects from my drinking.
I guess it's different for everyone. I'm fine at work & I've actually been losing weight lately (intentionally).
I think there's a fine line between what's ok and what's not. If it actually becomes an addiction and you "need" it to survive the day-to-day, of course that's a problem. Obviously in many (most? all?) cases the individual is too close to the problem to accurately diagnose for themselves.
Same, I probably drink too drink to much and, yeah, have a drinking "problem". But I have fun, drink great craft beer, and never have an urge to get loaded before work(or instead of). It's all after-hours downtime fun(self medication?) for me.
I also do a lot of sober activities, including sports so... IDK. I'm a well-rounded drunk?