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Originally Posted by GGG
We are legalizing marijuana and deregulating alcohol. We have always known that moderate drinking was bad. The trend line is in the opposite direction.
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I don't think anyone thinks alcohol will be prohibited anytime soon.
I could see social attitudes changing over time though, but 50 years is probably a more likely timeframe than 20 (gradual change).
Right now the guy who goes for a smoke at lunch isn't breaking any laws, but is socially judged (at least in a white collar environment). But in a professional environment you can have a drink or two at lunch, and the social pressure is at least as strong to drink as to not drink.
If scientific consensus develops that drinking is full-stop bad for you, the education system will start a full court press on kids, and as they grow I think drinking is less like to be cool and more likely to be stupid, much like smoking has become.