Subj : Re: New to this
To   : Adept
From : boraxman
Date : Mon Apr 28 2025 01:07 pm

-=> Adept wrote to boraxman <=-

 bo> psychedelic or two.  I don't even think these are things for your
 bo> College days only.  In fact, I think they should be done when you are
 bo> MORE mature, more responsible, and around other people who are able to

 Ad> I think, with drinking, we'd probably be better off if people were
 Ad> exposed to it at a young age, but in a responsible form.

 Ad> Whether that'd _actually_ makes things better I leave to people who
 Ad> have done good science research on the topic.

 Ad> Since, yeah, the idea is about whatever brings about the best outcome,
 Ad> for whatever "best" means. And I don't want to stick to my opinions if
 Ad> there's another path that would lead to better results for the goals I
 Ad> actually want.

I agreee with that.  I remember being given little sips of beer in a glass
during dinner when I was a kid.  Just enough for a taste, and not every day,
just here and there.  I remember trying champagne too at New Years Eve.  When I
turned 18 I didn't feel the need to 'pop the alchohol cherry in a big way',
because well, it wasn't like I was breaking a taboo or something.

In continental Europe, alcohol is everywhere.  You can buy a beer at McDonalds,
you can see Germans drinking a beer during lunch, or even in the morning. 
There
isn't a problem letting kids taste.  And if you were to be out at night, and
see
silly, crazy drunks causing a ruckus, you can safely bet its tourists (probably
from the UK or US, where people are more sensitive about that).  It could be
that making alcohol "nothing special" takes the taboo away, and consequently,
makes access to it kind of droll.  OF course, there is a deeper cultural thing
going on too.  If you suddenly allowed beer in McDonalds in Australia, things
would get worse, but maybe, maybe the culture would adapt after a generation or
so.

 
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