I think few people would deny that there are some harms for some people from alcoholic beverages, but can we really say, with all honesty, that alcohol has no benefits, or that its harms outweigh its benefits for all intake amounts?
Should we police responsible consumption more than we currently do? Perhaps, it's worth discussing for sure.
Will alcohol always be around? Of course. It's something that cannot be avoided, even in societies that have banned it for one reason or another. But to reject it with all its benefits, just because it has harms, and closing a blind eye to the good, is imprudent.
And is alcohol truly always a _bad_ solution as a self-medicant? I think you are spinning that as a net negative, but I highly doubt this is professional consensus on the matter, such as among therapists or doctors.
Finally, I don't think there's anything wrong with making boring/stressful stuff less boring/stressful, sometimes you just gotta do boring/stressful stuff
Should we police responsible consumption more than we currently do? Perhaps, it's worth discussing for sure.
Will alcohol always be around? Of course. It's something that cannot be avoided, even in societies that have banned it for one reason or another. But to reject it with all its benefits, just because it has harms, and closing a blind eye to the good, is imprudent.
And is alcohol truly always a _bad_ solution as a self-medicant? I think you are spinning that as a net negative, but I highly doubt this is professional consensus on the matter, such as among therapists or doctors.
Finally, I don't think there's anything wrong with making boring/stressful stuff less boring/stressful, sometimes you just gotta do boring/stressful stuff