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There are so many reasons why someone wouldn't drink, even beyond just recovering alcoholics. There are various types of medication that react poorly with alcohol. A person might be trying to lose weight. Or maybe they're a pregnant women. Plus, if you're out as a group, someone needs to be the DD. If one's group isn't understanding and accepting of people not drinking, then maybe one needs to find a new group of friends.

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Bah, I was afraid that throwaway part of my comment would end up getting the focus. My point is just that most people are somewhere in between "want to get drunk" and "don't want to drink at all" when they're socializing, so drinks optimized for that make a lot of sense.

"want to get drunk" and "don't want to drink at all" is literally the entire spectrum, so I think it's safe to say that "most people are somewhere in between" :P

Well, no, the alternative perspective is that most people are at one of the two extremes, which seems to be common, hence the idea in the comment I originally replied to that "more time drinking" is "working against you". My point is very simple: I think lots of people want to spend time drinking (while socializing) without getting drunk.

Or you can avoid the question with a tonic water or similar. Looks like a drink, but isn't.

Okay, but I seriously wouldn't want to be in such a group to which I had to hide the fact I wasn't drinking. That's pretty messed up.

Seriously. I love me some beer, but would not tolerate a group that expressed disapproval of a refusal to drink.

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