Is that true?   I kind of stopped drinking not because of health or because of 
risk it could create, but just because it doesn't make me feel good.   And it 
is kind of expensive.   And for what?   Sugar and caffeine, now those are more 
serious addictions!

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From: Friam <friam-boun...@redfish.com> On Behalf Of u?l? ?>$
Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2021 9:34 AM
To: FriAM <friam@redfish.com>
Subject: [FRIAM] unplanned [sen|obsol]escence

Generation X are heavy, risky drinkers. Will anything ever persuade us to stop?
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/sep/22/generation-x-heavy-drinkers-will-anything-persuade-us-to-stop

"There’s one other factor: the odiousness of comparison. Or, to put that more 
simply, generation X was never that extreme, it’s just the millennials, or 
generation sensible, are making us look bad. They drink less overall, and are 
more likely to renounce drinking altogether. Generation Z drink less still ..."

"People are so cynical: they say millennials are just taking drugs or smoking 
weed instead. But that’s not the case: we’ve seen declines in all drug use."


If anything makes me worry about the future of society, it's this Puritanism 
infecting our youngsters. Alcohol is poison. But the other drugs are much less 
so. Maybe, just maybe, we'll see loosening of controls (like marijuana, X, and 
psi) and that will allow DIY body modification, implants, and such to flower. 
It's important to see it as a spectrum.

-- 
"Better to be slapped with the truth than kissed with a lie."
☤>$ uǝlƃ


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