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asdfman12304/24/20251 replyview on HN

Often things that a lot of people do repeatedly for "pure enjoyment" actually has some hidden benefit.

Like for instance, drinking in general. People do it because it's fun, but it can play an important social bonding role.


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tomwojcik04/24/2025

Exactly. To my understanding any amount of alcohol is unhealthy, but societies have had festivals or other rituals since the beginning, and substances _like_ alcohol play an important role in those.