Roman Candle
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I saw a headline in a newspaper the other day, (must have been a slow day for news), giving this shock statistic: "90% of under-21s drink to get drunk!". Well, I didn't seem to think this was very shocking. In fact, it's definitely a good thing.
When I drink to get drunk, I am poisening my body. Alcohol is poison, and I am pumping it into my body. However, I do this with a distinct aim. While on the one hand it's not good for my body, I sacrifice a little bit of my health in order to alter my conciousness. That is a trade that I make. However, when people drink without the intention of getting drunk, they're just poisoning themselves. And why? Because they like the taste. Now, I'm sorry, but how is that not incredibly stupid? Would you drink cyanide because you liked almonds?
So, it's apparently acceptable, and a good thing as well, to drink alcohol but not get drunk. And here's the odd thing. It justifies alcohol as a drug. You can be an aging old millionaire, you can be a school teacher, you can be a highly respectable lawyer, and you can use as much of this drug as you like. And what's more, you can pretend that it's not to 'get high'. It's socially acceptable. And you can buy litres of it, and take it home, and if anyone sees you sipping on a glass, then that's fine. Because it's just a drink.
On the other hand, no one can say that they smoke skunk because they like the taste of the smoke. But you can say that you like the taste of beer. But here's the thing. If you're drinking, (drinking poison, that is), because you like the taste, then you're clearly extremely stupid.
Which is why drinking to get drunk is clever.
When I drink to get drunk, I am poisening my body. Alcohol is poison, and I am pumping it into my body. However, I do this with a distinct aim. While on the one hand it's not good for my body, I sacrifice a little bit of my health in order to alter my conciousness. That is a trade that I make. However, when people drink without the intention of getting drunk, they're just poisoning themselves. And why? Because they like the taste. Now, I'm sorry, but how is that not incredibly stupid? Would you drink cyanide because you liked almonds?
So, it's apparently acceptable, and a good thing as well, to drink alcohol but not get drunk. And here's the odd thing. It justifies alcohol as a drug. You can be an aging old millionaire, you can be a school teacher, you can be a highly respectable lawyer, and you can use as much of this drug as you like. And what's more, you can pretend that it's not to 'get high'. It's socially acceptable. And you can buy litres of it, and take it home, and if anyone sees you sipping on a glass, then that's fine. Because it's just a drink.
On the other hand, no one can say that they smoke skunk because they like the taste of the smoke. But you can say that you like the taste of beer. But here's the thing. If you're drinking, (drinking poison, that is), because you like the taste, then you're clearly extremely stupid.
Which is why drinking to get drunk is clever.