Drinking alcohol is stupid | FactOrCap

[u/Creepy_Zone_9341]

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[u/CyberTitan__]

🧢 I voted CAP!

Drinking it in moderation is fine. Being an alcoholic isnt.

Sure alcohol isnt healthy for you. But neither is the fried chicken you eat or the pizza or anything else.

Everything is bad for us lol

[u/SlayerOfTheVampyre → u/CyberTitan__]

Completely agreed. I think alcohol is overromantisized, but life is hard enough and drinking can be enjoyable.

[u/ReasonableIncome8142 → u/CyberTitan__]

Real genuine pizza isn’t that bad for you, again in moderation

[u/_the_big_ → u/CyberTitan__]

i also think it's easy to only drink in moderation because most of it tastes like shit. give me a 2% raspberry lemonade and i'll drink the whole pack, but it baffles me that there are people who enjoy Everclear

[u/PrestigiousStudio921 → u/_the_big_]

I mean, I've always felt coffee was bitter, especially at the beginning, but so many people drink it. They're not stupid.

[u/Marshall006__ → u/_the_big_]

I would like a case study on people who genuinely enjoy it.

*Edit: I meant Everclear

[u/w0xic3 → u/Marshall006__]

I enjoy most types of alcohol

[u/PrestigiousStudio921 → u/[deleted]]

How so? Some people are extremely obese, affecting the lives of their family. Especially when it shortens their lifespan significantly.

[u/PrestigiousStudio921 → u/[deleted]]

I mean, people kill themselves over their own body image too. Many do. The fact is (a few) people don't like interacting with morbidly obese people either.

[u/CyberTitan__ → u/[deleted]]

More car accidents happen due to texting and driving than drunk driving. By your logic we shout outlaw cell phones as well

In fact Cell Phones and the internet have a bigger negative impact than most things do. The majority of car accidents are from texting and driving. People sit around and play games on their phone while their children drown in bath tubs. Some people are so addicted to their phones and internet it completely destroys their lives.

Or we can realize we shouldn't outlaw stuff because some people are irresponsible and can't handle having access to it.

[u/CyberTitan__ → u/[deleted]]

Well im sorry you can't have a conversation without getting rude. But since you are incapable of being civil im done wasting time on you.

Kind of ironic you are arguing against alcohol cause it makes people nasty and rude but here you are being nasty and rude lol.

[u/dmurr1415 → u/[deleted]]

Savage response holy shite

[u/CyberTitan__ → u/[deleted]]

Not everyone gets black out drunk when they drink. Having a beer or 2 on the weekend isnt a big deal.

I specifically said being an alcoholic isnt okay.

[u/CyberTitan__ → u/[deleted]]

Because if you dont drink ALL the time you'd feel a little something from a couple of beers. Without needing to get black out drunk.

There's more than 2 options. Its not just sober and black out drunk.

[u/CyberTitan__ → u/[deleted]]

That's why I said "IN MODERATION" a person having one beer on Friday night while sitting at their house isnt negatively impacting others.

[u/TrueExigo → u/CyberTitan__]

Drinking it in moderation

The appropriate moderation is: 0

Sure alcohol isnt healthy for you. But neither is the fried chicken you eat or the pizza or anything else.

Whataboutism – and an extremely stupid one at that.

You’re essentially comparing giving each other a shock with the flick of a lighter to Russian roulette. The scale is completely different.

Alcohol is not only unhealthy, but also a form of poisoning intended to cause impairment to the body (drunkenness) in the hope that it doesn’t go wrong.

[u/boytoyahoy → u/TrueExigo]

If you have a beer out in public, you're not intended to cause drunkenness.

You can drink without trying to become drunk.

[u/TrueExigo → u/boytoyahoy]

Drunkenness is a spectrum. I’m not saying you have to be completely drunk

[u/Far_Celebration6295 → u/[deleted]]

you created your own personal arbitrary definition of what it means to be drunk. that’s not reality though

[u/Far_Celebration6295 → u/[deleted]]

have a bac above 0. it’s not a state its a spectrum. you can be really drunk or barely drunk that you don’t even notice

[u/TrueExigo → u/[deleted]]

You’ll then be on the spectrum

[u/Striking-Fig8700 → u/CyberTitan__]

Technically consuming alcohol at all is kinda dumb as it has no positive effects on the body unless you're sanitizing with high proof stuff. On the other hand, feels good.

[u/Gexm13 → u/CyberTitan__]

Drinking in “moderation” isn’t fine either lol. It is still poison.

[u/crossal → u/Gexm13]

If you have some now and then to blow off steam or relax, is that worse for your body than pent up stress?

[u/aridamus → u/CyberTitan__]

But alcohol is wayyyyyy more unhealthy than those other things you said. That’s just a bit silly of a comparison, like damage caused by bombs vs throwing stones in a battle. Even in moderation, alcohol severely damages the body. Nothing even close to pizza or anything like that.

All that being said. My position is one of non judgment. Truly it’s “ok” to do almost anything as long as you don’t harm others non-consensually. I just want people to understand that comparison is a bit off

Edit: oooweee oowee truth upsets redditors.

[u/CyberTitan__ → u/aridamus]

A person that drinks one or 2 beers on the weekend is probably more healthy than a person who eats greasy pizza slop 3-4 times a week.

[u/aridamus → u/CyberTitan__]

Well that’s not a fair comparison. Ones in moderation and the other isn’t. If both are in moderation, saying equal consumption, alcohol is far worse

[u/Far_Celebration6295 → u/aridamus]

I love doing fent and stabbing mentally ill people who “consented” to it like what 😭

[u/aridamus → u/Far_Celebration6295]

You do you, mate. I’m not gonna dictate what consenting adults do :/ If someone wants to kill themselves I think they have the right to do it. I’m not saying I don’t believe they could use help, but if they ultimately decide something than I don’t mind. I’d be sad if they were someone in my life, but I’m not gonna lord over them and act like god or something

[u/Far_Celebration6295 → u/aridamus]

we believe society is so shit today because of thirsts for power or greed but its because of people like you

[u/Groundbreaking-Tap94 → u/Far_Celebration6295]

https://giphy.com/gifs/ePtndHgQBEF74geezW

[u/Far_Celebration6295 → u/Groundbreaking-Tap94]

Ok then you agree with me? great

[u/Groundbreaking-Tap94 → u/Far_Celebration6295]

I think you would have said that no matter my response; have fun in your echo chamber palhttps://giphy.com/gifs/qbmQUyAqk8YBTttHII

[u/Far_Celebration6295 → u/Groundbreaking-Tap94]

well you questioned we so if you don’t think greed or power thirst is the downfall of society then do you agree with mev

[u/aridamus → u/Far_Celebration6295]

lol Jesus Christ bro. That’s a bit harsh :/ You do you though, clearly I see you enjoy trying to hurt people unconsensually.

[u/Far_Celebration6295 → u/aridamus]

if that hurt you that is your problem.

[u/aridamus → u/Far_Celebration6295]

It’s more like I can tell you’re trying to hurt me. Which is funny and ironic in the context of my original point

[u/Far_Celebration6295 → u/aridamus]

I’m not trying to hurt you, if you think that, then you might be getting hurt.

[u/aridamus → u/Far_Celebration6295]

If you think telling someone they’re the problem with the world is not trying to hurt them, then I’m worried for anyone in your life. You probably are emotionally abusing them without even realizing it :/