Comment by throwaway93626 | Hacker News Reader

Comment by throwaway93626 | Hacker News Reader

I think a lot of people don’t realize how much alcohol they actually consume because their bodies are accustomed to it.

As a non-drinker apart from rare occasions (1-2x per year), here’s my anecdotal experience.

Over the course of an evening:

- 5-6oz of a 7% IPA and I’m feeling good. This is around my personal cutoff if I do happen to have a drink.

- 1 16oz IPA and I’d be feeling borderline drunk.

- 2 16oz IPAs would leave me right and properly drunk with a good chance of a hangover.

- 3 or more and I am feeling way too drunk, my stomach contents are no longer guaranteed to stay in place, and I’m guaranteed to wake up with a robust hangover.

I drank quite a bit up until about 6 years ago, and back then I could consume multiple times these amounts and feel fine.

I am a healthy, fit person in my mid-late 20s, and to my knowledge don’t have any genetic predisposition to alcohol intolerance.

Would you recommend it? I'm considering giving up drinking entirely and just smoking/vaping weed. A small amount of weed gives me the same sort of social buzz that the sweet spot of alchol (3-6 drinks) gives me, with no hangover and excess calories.

I do still partake in a small amount of weed, I find it to be a much more enjoyable and seemingly healthier experience (I mostly use edibles/oils to avoid lung effects). The worst thing about weed for me is the social stigma, especially among older people.

The primary reason I stopped drinking was that my partner had a habit of drinking too much and eventually it got excessive to the point we both decided to cut it out. We stopped associating with the people who we regularly drank around. Once the social pressure was gone, it was actually very easy for me to stop because I personally never really cared for it in the first place.

I think weed, in moderation, is a great replacement for alcohol if you want to continue socializing with others in “intoxicated scenarios”, but ideally I think it’s best to try associating with people who can have fun without drugs. I think conversations and bonding are so much richer and more meaningful when sober.

My 2¢, for what it’s worth.

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