• m0darn@lemmy.ca
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      5 months ago

      May I ask how important it is to look young? Or is it just a proxy for your health?

        • teyrnon@sh.itjust.worksBanned from community
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          5 months ago

          You can drink and not look haggard, idk what op thinks is the case, but he’s full of shit. Sunlight on your face is what makes you look old prematurely. Liquor can give you a raspy voice along with tobacco, but that is another story.

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    5 months ago

    The real issue is that the alcohol’s pleasant buzz itself is only part of the equation. A huge portion of regular social spots come with the expectation of alcohol in your system. If you are avoiding alcohol its seen as almost “cheating” because you are inhibited and controlled compared to everyone else around you who are psychologically vulnerable due to inebriation. Drinking is a communal agreement to chemically alter ourselves to be more honest and open. Its sort of a trust serum.

    Choosing to not drink isolates you. Though drinking too much can also isolate you for different reasons.

    Choosing to be isolated is really bad for you, worse than the negative effects of moderate alcohol consumption. (You are not a introvert, that is not a thing)