• Bytemeister@lemmy.world
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    12 hours ago

    Seems about right. My partner doesn’t drink alcohol, and I very seldomly drink alcohol. I petty much buy it if I’m going from cook with it, but beyond that, it’s money I’d rather spend (or need to spend) elsewhere.

    If I’d had to guess, I’d say it’s a combo factor of people being poor, health consequences of partaking being more widely known, and adults choosing to socialize more online instead of going to bars.

    • elucubra@sopuli.xyz
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      12 hours ago

      Being poor is not really a factor. If you want to drink, in most countries usually you can buy some crappy alcoholic drink for cheap.

      • IamSparticles@lemmy.zip
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        8 hours ago

        Yeah. There’s a reason a lot of places limit the sale of things like fortified malt liquor to certain times or places. It’s the lowest cost per unit of alcohol, and often the drink of choice for the homeless.