• zout@fedia.io
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    16 hours ago

    Less strong, but since they drank beer instead of water overall consumption was higher. Lots of people should still drink less though.

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      15 hours ago

      Yeah! It was seen as an everyday good feeling healthy thing back then and not just something to get wasted on, though that happened a lot too. I’d take the ancient mindset of moderation over today’s alcohol addicted society anyday.

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        14 hours ago

        Not sure it was so much about good feeling. From what I read it was more about booze being less likely to grant you a plague debuff than water back in the days.

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          It’s almost certainly both. It’s not like alcohol is the only drug humans have used. Most do not have that justification, yet they’re still used.