Obviously the CEO of a beer company has an interest here, but this analysis of declining alcohol sales rings true to me. There’s been this running narrative about more health conscious consumer patterns leading people away from booze but I have long suspected it was about an addictive replacement, not greater discipline. Reasonable people didn’t need the latest science on the cancer risk alcohol poses to realize drinking a lot isn’t good for you. Staring at a screen is a lot better for your liver but i have a bad feeling about what this trend implies about human socialization and the broader impacts on our society.

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My favorite bar also serves THC drinks.

It is so nice to go out and not have to drink.

This has enabled me to be more social than I otherwise would be if my only option was to drink alcohol when I go out.

I can only put up with a hangover so many times a week.

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I think that’s great and totally support it. What concerns me is people not drinking because they’re not socializing in person at all, just through screens.