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Not sure I'd take that bet. Finding some way to get drunk appears to be one of the few real constants of the human experience.

That is an awfully simplistic view of things. People like altering their conciousness; I am not sure that is a 'barbarian' thing to want to do.

Humanity has always tried to find a way to get intoxicated, whether it's beer, or drinking hallucinogenic reindeer urine. It's a basic human instinct.

Maybe society will move past alcohol, but it will still be getting inebriated on something else.

Coffee too? Even food. Even oxygen damn it! (Solar powered ai)

Maybe in a long time. But currently it seems drugs are being more socially accepted, see marijuana legalization.

Driving in a gas powered automobile is a lot more barbaric than drinking beer ;-)

Eventually our livers evolve (or are genetically engineered) and alcohol is just another tasty calorie source, like starch or fat.