Extremely self-righteous aren't we?
anonymous
July 1 2006, 19:16:07 UTC
Your post sounds like it could've been written by a 42 year old mother to their 15 year old son or daughter about the perils of drinking and the long-term negative consequences it can have on one's life. Aren't you 18? Have fun once in a while, and your self-righteous preaching makes you sound like an annoying, overbearing mother. Why don't you try some pot or something? Then you won't have to risk humiliation and those injury risks that come along with the childish act of consuming alcohol. You should only be allowed to post your opinions on these things if you've truly experienced these things yourself. It's not enough to just watch how people act whilst drunk, you have to experience it yourself. Who knows, you might like it, and I would respect your opinion more if I knew you'd actually given this stupid youthful activity a chance.
I agree that chronic alcohol use (i.e. more than 3 nights a week) can easily lead to an unhealthy weight gain. I mean, 5 Miller Genuine Drafts is is over 700 calories.
HOWEVER, you raise the question, "Do you really need to be drunk to have a good time, or to be amusing and entertaining enough to ensure that the people around you have a good time?" I would argue that, to a certain extent, the answer is yes. Yes, one doesn't need alcohol to have a good time, but that does not diminish the fact that drinking is incredibly fun. If it weren't, why would it be so prevalent in every single human civilization? Despite alcohol's widely publicized negative effects and illegal status for Americans under 21, over 70% of high school seniors have drank before. Alcoholic beverages have been prevalent in every single human society that has had them. Recreational drug use is simply a behavior found in every civilization. How can you question people's motives to drink? Hasn't human history left a precedent?
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Good observation, Rhea. No, really.
Is it worth the bad decisions, humiliation, risk of injury to yourself/others, and the eventual excess body fat?
Oh yeah, you bet. *eyeroll*
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HOWEVER, you raise the question, "Do you really need to be drunk to have a good time, or to be amusing and entertaining enough to ensure that the people around you have a good time?" I would argue that, to a certain extent, the answer is yes. Yes, one doesn't need alcohol to have a good time, but that does not diminish the fact that drinking is incredibly fun. If it weren't, why would it be so prevalent in every single human civilization? Despite alcohol's widely publicized negative effects and illegal status for Americans under 21, over 70% of high school seniors have drank before. Alcoholic beverages have been prevalent in every single human society that has had them. Recreational drug use is simply a behavior found in every civilization. How can you question people's motives to drink? Hasn't human history left a precedent?
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