> I never stopped going out for drinks. I always kept enjoying being with other people, it has never been about the alcohol going out.
The author writes the same about coffee: "I found out that “Going for a coffee” turned out to be more of a social activity than the actual craving for coffee. Keep the social habit, replace coffee with something else."
They seem to be saying that they can't stand "gossip" in one setting (in a bar) but do enjoy it in another (in a coffee place). Maybe the author's acquaintances are really all terrible drunks, but maybe the author is just contradicting themselves to justify to themselves that alcohol is bad.
I congratulate the author on stopping drinking, but article does wade a bit too deep into "I'm virtuous, you are all phonies" territory.
The author writes the same about coffee: "I found out that “Going for a coffee” turned out to be more of a social activity than the actual craving for coffee. Keep the social habit, replace coffee with something else."
They seem to be saying that they can't stand "gossip" in one setting (in a bar) but do enjoy it in another (in a coffee place). Maybe the author's acquaintances are really all terrible drunks, but maybe the author is just contradicting themselves to justify to themselves that alcohol is bad.
I congratulate the author on stopping drinking, but article does wade a bit too deep into "I'm virtuous, you are all phonies" territory.