Why Gen Z doesn't drink, Exhibit A
Posted by Meteorstar101@reddit | greentext | View on Reddit | 265 comments
Posted by Meteorstar101@reddit | greentext | View on Reddit | 265 comments
lcm7malaga@reddit
Do these guys actually believe people that drink find its taste disgusting?
Apprehensive-Toe4160@reddit
Yes, because they are people who only tried cheap booze as kids. If only alcohol you ever tasted is cheap vodka, you can easily think that it tastes bad. Of course it is same logic as if you said that meat is disgusting and your only experience with meat was shady street vendor with rotten rat carcasses
rhen_var@reddit
My family is really into alcohol and sometimes buys the really fancy, hundreds or thousands of dollars a bottle bespoke handmade by some guy in France or Japan or whatever, and they get me to try some. I’ve been to Germany and drank what is supposed to be the legit good kind of beer at local Biergartens. It all still just tastes like hand sanitizer to me.
MrPopanz@reddit
What beer did you drink at the Biergarten?
rhen_var@reddit
No idea, it was several years ago.
MrPopanz@reddit
How convenient.
rhen_var@reddit
Why would I remember something from years ago that tastes like shit?
MrPopanz@reddit
I've never had a beer resembling anything even close to "hand sanitizer" and I've tried quite a few over the last two decades. So you got a pretty remarkable experience there, if you weren't a smoothbrain or the story made up, you surely would remember such an extremely weird tasting beer.
I still remember how I disliked my first Jever, which was about 16 years ago.
rhen_var@reddit
If you had any semblance of reading comprehension, you would have read my comment that all alcohol tastes like hand sanitizer. It’s not a unique experience, hence not very memorable. But go ahead, keep drinking poison, it seems like it’ll make the world a better place sooner.
confused_potato1682@reddit
I can't be the only person who thinks most drinks actually taste good. I'll sip spirits over ice and love it, the only one I'm not huge on is whisky lol.
Qulpaksad@reddit
This, gin is amazing
DeadSuperHero@reddit
Gin is criminally overlooked. A good sloe gin with tonic is amazing.
Philbro-Baggins@reddit
this thread is v funny to me bc I predominantly drink whisky, but will drink gin and tonic explicitly bc I don't like the taste of it so I don't get too drunk too quickly
PovazskaBystrica@reddit
Whiskey soda is a game changer. I myself hate whiskey but with sparkling water it actually tastes rather good, plus you can distinguish the taste better since it's not a direct attack on your taste buds (try Ballantines, at least that what works for me)
stalineczka@reddit
I do, you just don’t hold it in your mouth too long
prex10@reddit
It's definitely coming from a perspective of a bunch of kids in a basement drinking vodka from a plastic jug in washing it down with Mountain Dew.
People drink alcohol because they like the taste of what they're drinking. If you don't like tequila then don't drink tequila. It's why I mostly stick a beer and wine myself. Otherwise, I'll make a cocktail of spirits that I think tastes pretty good. Eventually you'll come to stop continuing to drink Karkov vodka because you have money and are over the age of 21 and can make decisions on what you like. It's no longer you in a dirty dorm room getting handed shots in a pre sticky shot glass
ten7four@reddit
I remember thinking it tasted disgusting when I was 15
Meteorstar101@reddit (OP)
Exhibit B is because they don't have any irl friends or places to hang out at
ShirayUwUki@reddit
Exhibit C is vapes
fire_dagwon@reddit
Exhibit D is weed
Bloodhoven_aka_Loner@reddit
exhibit D is Drugs in general... for 85$ you could easily get enough ecstasy, weed, or even cocaine for a night dull of fun for at least 2-3 people and there still would be something left for another occasion
lovelyrain100@reddit
Isn't that also a reason to drink too
retardong@reddit
Drinking alone is not fun.
thr33beggars@reddit
Someone has never finished mowing a lawn on a hot summer day, sat down on a plastic lawn chair on their patio while they are still dripping with sweat, and cracked open an ice cold beer or two straight from the garage fridge. That is almost as good as heaven.
Ironborn137@reddit
Beer tastes like shit.
CapriciousReindeer@reddit
*piss
Dominator616@reddit
I don't have a lawn, or a garage fridge, or a garage at all, but I get the feeling
retardong@reddit
I d rather smoke weed tbh.
itsakle@reddit
Why not both
Roadkillgoblin_2@reddit
And throw in some acid if you really want to have a good time
(/s obviously, don’t mix weed, alcohol and LSD)
BigDaddyReptar@reddit
Nah mix them responsibly it's a great time
throwaway661375735@reddit
Even when I drank, I never acquired a taste for beer. It was hard cider or hard liquor for me.
lovelyrain100@reddit
Disagree, it's very fun.
Dominator616@reddit
Depending on the setting it can be pretty pathetic, like, having a few beers/any alcoholic drinks while watching something, playing a game or doing something by yourself is fine, but drinking yourself to sleep, to forget something bad or just as a coping mechanism in general is pretty sad
Due_Capital_3507@reddit
I prefer being by myself having a few beers watching some movies
Locolijo@reddit
Till it's not
lovelyrain100@reddit
So like literally everything else?
lovelyrain100@reddit
If it makes you feel any better you just motivated me to have a cold beer tonight
stalineczka@reddit
Disagree
mcgood_fngood@reddit
This is true until it's not. I was surprised to hear that Gen-Z allegedly barely drinks because I'm in college rn, and a large chunk of students here can be found 3+ shots deep at a function most weekends without fail. At least in my circle, any gathering, big or small, is assumed to have some alcohol available. And we're not wild in the slightest—it's just an effective way to unwind and socialize after a busy week.
sovereign666@reddit
I think so much of this is down to peoples bias and where they're at in life.
In my early 20's my friends and I drank, everyone we knew did. But no one identified as alcoholics or saw eachother as them outside of like really exceptional cases of people that were complete messes. But looking back, we were all alcoholics or in the process of becoming them.
Give it time. The Gen-z folks that cant leave the party behind wont age out and will become the alcoholics of that generation. At the bar or drinking alone every night for the next 10 years.
hoeassbitchasshoe@reddit
Same I go to one of the bigger partier schools and I'd say you'd see wild abuse openly but it's more of a loud consistent majority. also there are dry campuses too
prex10@reddit
A dry campus often times has differing meanings. Like yeah out in Utah a dry campus simply means a dry campus. Other places a a dry campus means that alcohol cannot be distributed in mass. I.e you can't go buy a flatbed of Keystone and pass it out after charging a cover to get in.
Creepiepie@reddit
Why does having friends mean the beverage is now acceptable?
Coloss260@reddit
I wouldn't say it makes it more acceptable, however it does make it safer if you can't control your urges to keep drinking after the first few glasses
Dominator616@reddit
Then there's me, the special case, where I won't drink alone because I feel pathetic but if Im in out with people and in a bad place I'll drink myself into vomiting lmao
prex10@reddit
For a lot of people, having a buddy around will cause them to stop drinking after a couple. For many people, being alone, there is no one to say, "maybe that 11th beer isn't a good idea".
undreamedgore@reddit
Drink at home like an adult. It's cheaper, and there's no temptation to drunk drive.
mcgood_fngood@reddit
Everyone knows the countless adverse affects of alcohol when they choose to drink anyway. People start drinking because something in their life was stronger than adhering to that logic. 95% of the time, that something is either socialization or stress (or both). Whether it be camaraderie between the people you're with, the peer pressure you succumb to one day, or the stress from a long busy week, either would be enough to make someone go "eh why not," or "I deserve this drink."
Since anon's based his stance purely on the logic that alcohol is bad for you, I must conclude that anon is too unemployed and/or friendless to have ever succumbed to drinking (/s). Sorry anon, I'll poor one out for you. Cheers 🫡
xvsanx@reddit
plus his example is drinking an $85 bottle apparently in its entirety and getting hungover instead of just having a shot or two
Chakosa@reddit
Double-plus I have no idea where that $85 figure is coming from, a 375mL bottle of vodka is like 20 bucks (here in Canada, so even less in USD) and that will last a normal person the whole night.
prex10@reddit
An $85 bottle even in the US is stupid expensive. That's a premium liquor. Most 22 year olds are gonna opt for a $20 bottle of Jack if they're going for whiskey.
Thendrail@reddit
Glad to having aged out of the target demographic of this pisswater. I'd rather pay a bit extra than drink this stuff, not even good for mixing tbh.
prex10@reddit
Yeah I only mix with Eagle Rare now /s
Thendrail@reddit
Bruh, Jack Daniels really isn't any good.
prex10@reddit
It's fine, drinkable. Not amazing. It's better than Jim Beam.
Thendrail@reddit
Not exactly a high bar though.
prex10@reddit
Like if I just want a Jack and Coke, I'm not gonna mix it with a $50 bottle lol. If im drinking Jack and Coke because I wanna get fucked up.
Nobody's drinking Keystone for the taste
xvsanx@reddit
yeah especially as a lightweight lol yeah around $17 USD and he'd be drunk every night for a week or so I imagine unless he's like trying to die lol
Pristine_Ad_1133@reddit
Oh, you won't drink alcohol purely because its bad for you? You must be a lazy, friendless incel loser.
I can't stand any drug addicts, but alcoholics are always the most pretentious douchebags.
micahamey@reddit
I don't drink either. But that's because I saw what it did to my siblings growing up.
So I just tell people I'm allergic to alcohol.
LesserValkyrie@reddit
alcohol is unfortunately the lubricant of socialization
sloothor@reddit
Anon has never heard the phrase “confidence is key.” You drink this weak poison and it trades coordination and critical thinking for confidence and empathy until it wears off, which is why social drinking exists as a concept
Routine-Ad-2840@reddit
empathy? is empathy the reason people get violent while drinking?
Naito434@reddit
Cutting bread with a knife? Is cutting bread when you stab people?
Routine-Ad-2840@reddit
i'm not sure where you are going, but i'm coming along.
Dutch-Anon@reddit
I too love using alcohol as a video game potion for the status effects
Caffeine as well
arbydallas@reddit
Empathy? Not so sure about that part
NotSovietSpy@reddit
Unfortunately the alternative to gain confidence is practice, which requires confidence for some people. Alcohol is a viable cure to social anxiety
sirmeowmix@reddit
probably why none of them are getting laid while gen z girls are getting their black blown out by every other gen.
Onotadaki2@reddit
I should look into orthopedic surgery as a specialty if so many young women are getting their backs blown out. Sounds lucrative.
saketho@reddit
the damage to your liver by alcohol pales in comparison to the damage of social isolation
ReekOfThrones@reddit
I got sober for 5 years and became agoraphobic, can confirm. I drink now and can leave the house.
Phazon2000@reddit
Just don’t drink every day and only have one or two standards when you do to loosen up and catch a vibe.
LesserValkyrie@reddit
You can drink a bit expecially when you are young to socialize without ending up a complete alcoholic and your liver will not be damaged in a point it will change your life, like most people who drink alcohol do
PovazskaBystrica@reddit
In my language it's called "the broom of man" and man, do I love to sweep sometimes
t-dac@reddit
Fuck I've never read a truer statement
antinutrinoreactor@reddit
That's Jimmy Carr iirc
-ello_govna-@reddit
TubbyFatfrick@reddit
You could spend $85, like anon, and buy "real" drinks, that taste antiseptic.
OR,
you could spend $15 on a pack of Seagram's, or something, because they both get you buzzed AND actually taste good.
No-Section-4385@reddit
Not all of taste bad..
But I don't drink for taste but to pass out and hope I don't wake up for the recoil.
PetterJ00@reddit
I drink to do fun stuff I normally wouldn’t dare to do if my mental judgement wasn’t impaired.
InsideAd2490@reddit
Driving?
W4FF13_G0D@reddit
Hell yeah
No_Neat_6259@reddit
That sound sad
PetterJ00@reddit
why? i’m having fun with others. I don’t drink alone.
baudmiksen@reddit
When I drink alone I prefer to be by myself
Impossible_Arrival21@reddit
Then it sounds dangerous
PetterJ00@reddit
why does it sound dangerous
Impossible_Arrival21@reddit
for the same reason that some people frown upon hooking up with someone that's intoxicated
your sober judgement is there for a reason
KaszualKartofel@reddit
Most sex encounters I had was while I and the other participants were drunk. Have you actually used alcohol before? It’s possible to be drunk enough for it to be fun and not be completely out of control. I guess some people lose it completely after like one 5% beer (which is fine btw, I do respect people’s choice not to drink) maybe you’re one of them. Nothing wrong with that btw, everyone’s different.
PetterJ00@reddit
its possible to drink stuff you like in moderation, you don’t have to do 10 shots of whisky, you can drink 5 beers and have a good time
Stumpedforausername1@reddit
How old are you lil pup 😭
Minimum-Astronaut1@reddit
Hah, only for pedestrians
Impossible_Arrival21@reddit
hell yeah
SapirWhorfHypothesis@reddit
It’s really not. There’s a reason they call it social lubricant.
srcactusman@reddit
Honestly I like alcohol it makes me less stressed and helps me get creative with any sort of creativity or problem solving-heavy assignment
AtomicMonkeyTheFirst@reddit
God yeah, why would you want that?
thisisntweedisit@reddit
I used to drink, but I tried drinking after being sober for a couple years and I couldn't even take a shot of 40% whiskey, while it was diluted with soda. Can't drink a beer without gagging either, and I used to LOVE shotgunning those. I can't explain it but my stomach just feels different now
Skillr409@reddit
This shit makes me normal tho. Couldn't perform surgery without it
uni-zombie@reddit
Vodka is flavorless
Sir_Daxus@reddit
Cider tastes nice tho. And it makes the voices in my head quieter.
NinpoSteev@reddit
Makes the voice coming out my mouth louder
Scarytoaster1809@reddit
Pear cider’s good
Sir_Daxus@reddit
I like classic apple like a basic bitch. Does the job, tastes good, but I respect the other flavours too.
Yellowbook8375@reddit
Lol, why does liking stuff that lot of people like turns a very respectable bitch, into a basic one?
Like, I can’t enjoy my latte from Sbux, it needs to be coffee that comes from a farmer named XX, who is missing both hands and only cultivates one plant, harvested only during a blue moon and then eaten and shat by a monkey on the other side of the world
Seriously, fck all that
Sir_Daxus@reddit
Eh, it's just a way of saying that it's the basic default choice, not very creative or adventurous. Like a vanilla milkshake.
ThePassiveGamer@reddit
Like a missionary position.
earthhominid@reddit
It's hilarious that vanilla is the default basic flavor now.
It's made from the fermented seed of a tropical orchid that grows high up on tree trunks. Europeans used to risk everything to sail for months to get some of it.
And now it's just some basic bitch shit
Sir_Daxus@reddit
True, it's easy to forget that an average person's life today would be considered excessively lavish even a hundred years ago.
earthhominid@reddit
Yes indeed. And and as you point out, we're so luxuriant that we don't waste time with the lowly bean anymore. Our vanilla comes from the delicate scent glands of a semi aquatic rodents anus
NewRedEagle@reddit
This hits different for some reason
Sir_Daxus@reddit
Ay man, it ain't worth drinking if it's not rat ass.
Yellowbook8375@reddit
Btch, I LOVE vanilla milkshakes!!!
I’m just kidding tho, not trying to be aggressive
Sir_Daxus@reddit
It's okay pookie, YOU're not a basic bitch for liking vanilla milkshakes, I however am. It's that simple.
Yellowbook8375@reddit
<3
Scarytoaster1809@reddit
Vanilla milkshakes are the best flavour imo
Scarytoaster1809@reddit
Apple’s great, I will admit
Magikarp-3000@reddit
A perry, as is the technical name
Reeboks_and_Reefers@reddit
I enjoy blackberry cider since I'm a little bit of a wild guy.
Prestigious-Fig1172@reddit
PEAR MENTIONED!!!! I LOVE PEAR!!!!
MagiStarIL@reddit
This. You don't need no prescriptions for alcoholism.
12thunder@reddit
There are lots of prescriptions for alcoholism! Getting off it though, not on it…
Sir_Daxus@reddit
Love myself some non-prescription feel-better-juice <3
hairyballsinmybutt@reddit
I don't know, maybe those voices are trying to tell you something.
Sir_Daxus@reddit
Oh they are, and they do, regularly, usually it's all about how much of a pathetic worthless failure I am and that I can only hide behind fake smiles for a time until I inevitably end myself without having accomplished anything meaningful in my life :)
Keiji12@reddit
Cider tastes nice, some wines and champagnes taste nice, some beers taste nice, mostly the ones that are flavored to taste not like beer, some smooth whiskeys taste nice, but are usually expensive, mead tastes nice.
Sir_Daxus@reddit
Got any recs for good tasting whiskey? I've never found one that wasn't awful to drink and I kinda want to.
Keiji12@reddit
Japanese whisky is mostly milder and smoother, if you want that bit of change, but they're costly nowadays. I don't really have particular brands I rarely buy whiskey but have people who do and when they get some better ones it's good, but for me it is usually one/two price points above jack/ballantines/jim beam or whatever supermarket whiskey people drink. Unless you want coke + whiskey then they're fine. I'd say experiment, go to a decent alcohol store and ask for recommendations at your price range, saying you want something smooth and worst case scenario you're buying coke next shopping trip and inviting friends for drinks.
Sir_Daxus@reddit
A'ight, that's helpful, thanks a bunch stranger :)
Prestigious-Fig1172@reddit
The only good alcohol
ihatetheplaceilive@reddit
I don't forget to drink, because i drink to forget
--- call me bronco (great band)
LordIVoldemor@reddit
Nothin like a couple of ciders on a warm summer day
thoughtlow@reddit
Gold liquid makes sad head voice go quiet.
Consistent_Ant_8903@reddit
Can’t beat a lovey pint of cider on a sunny day in a pub beer garden or just your own, bliss
Philbro-Baggins@reddit
People that don't drink are low IQ incels that aren't intelligent enough to need a means of intellectual escapism.
We drink to make our brains so dumb that we think like you and can be happy for a brief period of time.
nikov_guy@reddit
let them rot with their venom
WhippedCreamSteak@reddit
you dont need to drink that much tf
ArcboundRavager990@reddit
Meanwhile, Anon take 10-20 ''absolutely essential supplements'' with a pill routine worse than in a retirement home, eat ''clean'' with zero fibers and carbs and shittons of saturated animal fat and even take ''absolutely not dangerous'' SARMs, roids and GL1-P agonists synthetized in some basement in Shenzen or Minsk
But hey a glass of Laphroaig will kill you
Onesharpman@reddit
Probably smokes copious amounts of weed as well
ArcboundRavager990@reddit
dajoos4kin@reddit
I really hate these types. I smoke weed every day because if I didn't I'd be a fucking alcoholic, and weed doesn't give me the shakes so I don't need it before/throughout work
ArcboundRavager990@reddit
I personally dislike both the substances
I don’t like to take things that make me drowsy and sluggish, but people have their preferences
I just find hypocrites hilarious; “dude I’ve an healty life, not like you, just more pot and trans animal fast lmfao”
No, both alcoholics and potheads are junkies
dajoos4kin@reddit
Eh, I've got Tourette's and arthritis and have been with both my whole life, if being addicted to weed is what it takes to get through life without pills and a doctor's visit every month I'll take what I can get
ArcboundRavager990@reddit
If this is a medical reason it’s totally ok
If the medical condition is an excuse because you like the sensation of being stoned, then this is another thing
I survived a lymphoma and not because “the weed” but because of conventional medicine (the one the average Redditor hate and downplay the most )
dajoos4kin@reddit
Eh it helps manage pain and side effects from the medication I take for treatment.
Figuring out why I was using has definitely been a process I've worked through, there are definitely times in the past where it's been more of an excuse but as of late I've definitely struck a nice balance between consuming something that I definitely do enjoy and also need to help manage my life.
ArcboundRavager990@reddit
It’s a legal medical one or a “smuggled” one?
Being careful with the later one
I am originarily from Sinaloa and i know that a lot of “transborder” weed is laced with synthetic cannabinoids
dajoos4kin@reddit
Oh dude I'm Canadian, were good
ArcboundRavager990@reddit
Cool! I lived six years in Saguenay and yes you’re right about Canada but a lot of Ontario and Alberta stuffs came from Mexico as well
StopCollaborate230@reddit
Roadkillgoblin_2@reddit
It puts it in your balls so you have to get rid of it, and if you never smoked that dang ol’ cursed marijuana cigarette, they wouldn’t have cured you of testicular cancer
ArcboundRavager990@reddit
“Dude it does, if it isn’t worldwide knew it’s only because daa jooz and the big pharma lmfao”
0cc1dent@reddit
Projecting all this over abstaining from alcohol is crazy. All the peptide users I know drink and eat carbs
Why is eating healthy suddenly associated with experimental PEDs? Another day another psyop, thanks Ghislaine Maxwell
ArcboundRavager990@reddit
Ah yes, the “healty” meme fad diets like carnivor or lion (or ketolards ) and the “healty” PEDs from chinese and russian basements and “healty” obscure nootropics, not even mention weed carried into some of my countrymen bowel through the Rio Grande
But yeah, the problem is alcohol
Ps. Username checkout
Snazzysnaj@reddit
ArcboundRavager990@reddit
ArcboundRavager990@reddit
To the guy that wrote “you’re 500lbs and have a drinking problem” then blocked me
Man, this is one of the weird DM pic request I’ve ever received
But if you want to meet me (i need a traditional date hombre) you can reach me in Culiacán this summer ❤️
LordIVoldemor@reddit
a glass of horse coom to cleanse the throat
ArcboundRavager990@reddit
I forgot also chainvaping of some synthetic liquid, ice baths and cold showers “for the test” and “spartan training”
(Spoiler: historical Spartiates would have thrown Anon down the Taigetus )
Thendrail@reddit
Hey, cold showers in summer are nice.
ArcboundRavager990@reddit
In summer yes
I’ve seen people in rural Quebec doing then in Winter “Because of increasing test”
The funny thing is that cold showers trigger a reaction that block muscle stem cell growth
Thendrail@reddit
Tbh, I often just shower cold because it takes a few minutes to get warm and I have other stuff to do. Besides, what's a few minutes of "cold" water? Not even in a "You have to toughen up!" sense but more like...what's so terrible about it? Not like I sit in a bathtub foll of ice for an hour, lol.
TurretLimitHenry@reddit
I take care of my body, why? Because ik that with the way things are going, I’m gonna be working till I die. Might aswell make it as not as hard.
Ironborn137@reddit
Men drink because women love alcohol. Women love it WAYYYY more than men.
womerah@reddit
Coffee and valium for me
KURDISHMINOR@reddit
top soft power exports to usa
japan: anime
korea: kpop
zutties and jews: anti alcoholism and circumcision
Radical-Efilist@reddit
What the fuck is a zuttie, google won't tell me
Microgolfoven_69@reddit
every few days I learn a new slur from 4-chan and 4-chan affiliated subreddits
Hunteractive@reddit
baganga@reddit
people saying it tastes bad have never had the glory of a Jagermeister
-Kerrigan-@reddit
This comment brought me 4 flashbacks, a hangover, and a faste of redbull in my mouth
UReady4Spaghetti@reddit
Preach
-Kerrigan-@reddit
There are beers and wines that taste very nice though. Fermentation does wonders
imheyy@reddit
Yeah, I don't drink for the alcohol, I drink because my caipirinha is tasty
BilleyBong@reddit
"we are not the same"
Supershadow30@reddit
Why does the post appear twice
JohnLockeLives4815@reddit
You reposted this on the same sub 6 hours after someone else posted it?
swordsumo@reddit
I don't drink much, just when I want to be social, because it kills my social anxiety
Can't overthink anything if I can barely think at all :D
MonsutaReipu@reddit
I like getting a little buzz or even being a little drunk, but it just takes too much for me to get there. If I could get there in one drink, I'd probably indulge more often. But it takes like 5-6 beers to get a buzz going. It's just not worth the damage to my body and all of the shitty side effects that occur directly afterward.
justaBB6@reddit
alcohol tastes great in cocktails, which are fun to make, and higher quality alcohol tastes good by itself. plus, having a buzz on makes it easier to talk to people.
ZeroGKills@reddit
I hate drinking but it’s the only thing that makes driving the school bus tolerable.
HiverMalfunktion@reddit
anon is a pussy
JPsena523@reddit
There's some hidden beauty on a glass of some good beer or any kind of liquor, but competitive/performative drinking is as dumb as competitive Russian roulette
DeadSuperHero@reddit
There are only two reasons I don't drink like I used to:
I live in a zero tolerance state, so any alcohol in your system is an instant DUI.
My wife, the one person I spend most of my time with, doesn't really care for alcohol.
What am I going to do, get an Uber to go spend 100 bucks to drink with strangers? Drink by myself at home? I can't really live the same way I did when I was 25 and single.
I love social drinking, but it's not the cornerstone of my life that it used to be.
bdrwr@reddit
Bullshit, if a drink at a bar cost $3 instead of $9, Gen Z would be drinking just as much as previous generations.
TenderTakodachi@reddit
I can get more messed up with $1 worth of weed, no idea why people spend so much money for alcohol. And yes i can accurately predict what you nuerotypicals are thinking. Its $1 weed per a 30 count jar of gummies. The jar costs $30 so there's the math. 🙄
a_likely_story@reddit
making a beast out of yourself gets rid of the pain of being a man
ruggerb0ut@reddit
There are plenty of people who don't drink and are cool, fun at parties and sociable - this however this is a case of OOP having never being invited to a party, ever.
mseiei@reddit
it's never the drinking, it's the sanctimonious attitude that we associated with like, the meme level vegans that makes them just insufferable cunts that write like this
the other classic is the ones calling coffee drinkers "legal drug addicts" and shit like that, always technically correct, always a cuntish delivery
ruggerb0ut@reddit
The end where OOP said "You don't want to? What the fuck is wrong with you, you wierdo, you're so lame" and called party goers "normies" ect. is what gives away he's never been to a party - I've literally never been to a party where anyone has said that.
He doesn't get invited to parties because he's a weirdo, not because he doesn't drink, he just wants to believe its because he doesn't drink. That cope then causes the sanctimonious attitude, the reason he doesn't go to parties is because he is "better than everyone else", and people who party are "degenerates", not because people find him creepy - I used to be that weird kid too, until I actually started going to parties, loosened the fuck up and started having fun.
iMayBeABastard@reddit
Yea bro! Instead go harass your local bartender and ask him to create some bullshit Juice Drink for $16-$20 instead to make it look like you’re drinking alcohol. Lol Fuck Gen Z 🙄
Call_Me_Squishmale@reddit
Good for Gen Z, I say. I wish it was less of a thing when I was growing up, even though it led to a lot of good times. I wonder how different my life would be now if I didn't do so much drinking in my 20s.
ElPlatanaso2@reddit
bloopsuperjuice@reddit
it's because the Archons have them enslaved into pushing the system to everyone
--Markus@reddit
Weißbier = happiness
--Markus@reddit
Alcohol is getting attacked because a drunken angry populace is trouble, but a stoned one is docile.
Cheers and beers from down under mates : )
Ok_Two_2604@reddit
Then he eats McDonalds
Hyperversum@reddit
There was like a selection to send only the least resistant drinkers to the colonies back in the day?
Because the american inability to understand thar drinking alcohol is different from getting wasted is incredible every time it comes up.
Plus, other types of alcohol exist. If all you know are white, tasteless spirits that burn your throat and give you a buzz that's on you.
yeezusKeroro@reddit
Holy hell does every zoomer have some story about a friend or family member who turns into a monster when they get drunk or got blitzed and ruined their life one time. They act like having a couple of drinks and calling it a night isn't an option, to them either you get shit faced and proceed to ruin your life or you don't drink at all.
Hyperversum@reddit
Hell, I am that kid in a sense. My father could get very fucking obnoxious and abusive with words when drunk (gotta highlight this, he never even remotely actually used physical violence nor went that far with words, but it still sucked), and he evenetually managed to stop. It's not even like he was a drunkard, it just happened sometimes.
Even so, EVERYONE ELSE in the family and family friends are normal people when it comes to drinking. Hell, he was his perfectly chill self if the drinking was moderate.
I am sure there is a less in here somewhere about how the issue is abuse, but these people would just point and say "Oh my God how can you say that when your own dad had issues with it!!!". Which has the very simple answer "because nobody else in my experience was that way not even in their most wasted state".
My hungover state is going from super chill and happy to suddenly feeling full aware that the day after I'll be regretting drinking because if it combines with a flaring of my chronic headache it will suck lmao
ffidhaon@reddit
Something something Christianity, something something prohibition, something something you have to be 21 to drink. Yanks have a super weird relationship with alcohol.
Hyperversum@reddit
Truly, a fucking weird relationship if you ask me.
JCampenish@reddit
Same alcohol post twice in less than 12 hours with hundreds of comments? Beer lobby must be working overtime today.
Limp-Temperature1783@reddit
Because it brings people together. Though what the fuck would a terminally online person know about this.
Lord_Chromosome@reddit
Why do people against alcohol think the only way it can be consumed is in blackout amounts lmao
FunnyRegret7876@reddit
Anon is smart for once
Roadkillgoblin_2@reddit
Fake: smart
Gay: different from the crowd or something, I don’t even fucking now at this point
GoblinBallGobbler@reddit
You reposted this less than 6 hours after someone else did? Impressive
Panical382@reddit
Anon surely doesn't have alternative poisons to drinking plaguing his life
Yellowbook8375@reddit
The ONLY reason Gen Z doesn’t drink is because they’re all broke and a drink costs 10$
Like all humans, they love stuff that gets them fucked up
Pristine_Ad_1133@reddit
Speak for yourself. If you need drugs in order to socialize or just feel good, you should be embarrassed.
Yellowbook8375@reddit
Yes yes, you are very special and different
tacetmusic@reddit
It's also really good at removing that stick from your butt.
mrbobcyndaquil@reddit
The only French 75 I really want is the field gun
DragonFox27@reddit
Back when I used to drink, I would just drink slowly all throughout the day so I wouldn't get drunk but I'd be drinking. I wasn't in a great headspace at the time so I'm glad I had to stop when I was put on a steady dose of xanax.
browsk@reddit
Ok but now imagine you have anxiety, and it just melts away
genericmediocrename@reddit
Who needs to drink when weed exists?
Benaholicguy@reddit
Just ketamine for me, please!
fluffynuckels@reddit
$85?
Sufficient_Steak_839@reddit
I drink because it makes me feel like crash bandicoot
Dr_Axton@reddit
Leave my funny driving juice alone
baudmiksen@reddit
Chug a 40 for the road
John_Oakman@reddit
As its name suggests, consuming liquid courage gives one courage to do thing one would otherwise not do.
Neogranz@reddit
I enjoy alcohol, consumed responsibly. What the greentext author is describing is binge drinking which is way worse. But a beer or two after a long week? A shot on a hard day? A long Island iced tea while sitting on the back porch? Wonderful, enjoyable, and relaxing.
DontCallMeShoeless@reddit
Stuff it down with some brown
Low_Abrocoma_1514@reddit
Then Gen Z proceeds to smoke chemical vapors
drak0ni@reddit
Because I want to forget
Aphrel86@reddit
Should be added that the most normal reaction to alcohol is euphoria.
JrK000@reddit
I mean, you COULD drink a normal amount and drink smart, picking high quality and flavours you like. I like draft beer and I get a pint with friends when we go out, picking from a local brewery's selection. That is, if you like the taste. Drinking just to get hammered is always been sad and/or peer pressure.
Kuftubby@reddit
Gen Z won't drink be are heavily into recreational drugs and vaping lol.
rumSaint@reddit
Sterkoh@reddit
You laugh with your friends, you get laid and you shut down the voice in your head that tells your life and everything sucks
Ver_Nick@reddit
I've had someone say I was mad for missing out, like missing out on hangovers bro? No thank you I'm good with my tea and coffee
confused_potato1682@reddit
to crash is to have soared.
SmoothPimp85@reddit
When you're drunk, all women are stunningly beautiful queens, men are the best friends in the world, any ocean is knee-deep, and the future is full of joy and heroic accomplishments.
Roman_Suicide_Note@reddit
After they wonder why they are a bunch of pussies who are scared to ask people out.
Trick-Caramel-6156@reddit
I need to drink in order to get laid.
Ridibunda99@reddit
The same reason why there are primates in the wilderness rubbing poisonous caterpillars all over themselves. The warm buzz you get from adequate drinking will outrank any caramel macchiatos. Also: -Much like smokes, long exposure will make you like even the shittier ones.
-There are loads of cocktail options that will make drinking it very pleasant to drink. Ultimately some beverages like fruity wines are very good naturally
-Aforementioned tipsiness is the ultimate ice breaker, it will make conversations more interesting as people are more loose and less strict on conventional socially accepted speech during the buzz.
Nekroin@reddit
Alcohol can be quite fun. Sorry that anon seems to be highly autistic and fun for themis probably counting tiles on a marketplace.
Modred_the_Mystic@reddit
A frosty cold one is the strongest mana potion in the meta
OedipusMontoya@reddit
Anon doesn't get invited out.
Taco-Edge@reddit
Sometimes I feel like I'm one of the rare few who actually enjoys the taste of alcohol. Granted I don't tend to drink super cheap stuff but still it doesn't take a genius to mix some cheap rum with juice to make it good. Ofc social drinking is still a thing but I'm also in it for the taste lol
Lpfanatic05@reddit
The guy writing that shit:
southwest_barfight@reddit
They're all doing ket and dabs thats why
nesthesi@reddit
Fake: Anon has $85 to spend on anything.
Gay: Anon is obsessed with what other men are putting in their mouths.
googlin@reddit
The realest comment ever.
ResponsibleFly8965@reddit
Real talk, people want to behave like assholes sometimes. So they drink and behave like one and blame it on the alcohol.
Tygret@reddit
Alcohol doesn't turn you into a different person. It just puts you off the breaks. People who are angry drunks are just violent people. People who act like assholes while drunk are just assholes.
Most people just become fun however. Because most people who drink, just want to have fun.
lesupermark@reddit
As a bartender, i can tell people drink for the social aspect or because they are unable to face the silence in their head.
Back then, cocktails and drinks had meaning, stories, a message, a reason to be. I love to learn about how these cocktails came to be.
These people don't care about the lore. They'll order a popular drink because they heard about it.
Crush_Un_Crull@reddit
The only time im somewhat functional is when im drunk lmao. Life is clean and smooth when youre a little buzzed
melodiousmurderer@reddit
Australian who drinks very occasionally to be social at family get togethers, zero interest in a daily dose of alcohol. No idea why it’s so important to our “culture” and zero fucks about being “unAustralian” by turning down beer.
Nocebola@reddit
Because if other people do it, you can justify it to yourself easier.
LordPoopyIV@reddit
5 bucks of ghb gets you to the same socially lubricated state but more blissful and with no hangover, and another 5 bucks of ghb makes the bliss eternal. I know what i'm choosing.
noah9942@reddit
for fucks sake
ilovemaaskanje@reddit
When you have no friends and you never socialize you don't need alcohol to help you with that. Shit checks out.
mdmister@reddit
No one forces themselves to start drinking alone at home. We tolerate it because there are friends around sharing.
az9393@reddit
It’s highly conditional. I’ve never really wanted to drink (as an adult) until I started working seriously in my ow business. The stress builds up and a drink or two at the end of the week REALLY makes me feel better. Kind of a reboot to start working again. Clearly it’s not good to health on its own but neither is constant stress probably.
Younger people don’t really have that much responsibility or stress in their life so yeah in that case it’s kind of pointless.
minecraftrubyblock@reddit
I drink, though it's primarily sweet stuff like liqueurs
iNfANTcOMA_0@reddit
Alcohol is great. If you don't know how to drink and know what to drink, that's your own stupid fault.
thatweirdguyted@reddit
Binge drinking as a teenager/early 20's is both horrible for your overall health and also a fantastic way to make friends, socialize well with your peers, bond with them, suppress a shit ton of bad feelings that you're not emotionally mature enough to process yet, and so on. It does come with a lot of risks like alcoholism and general misadventure.
The trick is to wind down when you're about 30 or so. A 25 year old spending every Friday night at his local pub is cool as fuuuuck as long as it's not at the expense of the other aspects of his life. A 45 year old hanging around the the 25 year old, trashed out of his gourd and trying to hold on to the glory days is as cringe as it is depressing.
Pequod69@reddit
Gen Z. Critical thinking. Lol.
ProbablyTheWurst@reddit
Because its the only way I can tolerate myself
El_Robski@reddit
realistically if you’re doing it just to lower inhibition just do a fuck ton of Xanax and bonus if you get it off the street you might die of fentanyl cut into the pill and leave this hellscape
big_floppy_sock@reddit
This was literally posted yesterday
comasxx@reddit
try to sip horse piss at the bar looking cool to pick up girls is kinda lame and unefficient.