I worry the risk of occasional mild discomfort as a result of a very resistible slight addiction isn’t being priced in. To the extent that it’s permanent, even rare consumption would create the problem. Many people assume a sufficient buffer of willpower and habit to keep consumption at sane levels, but disregard the total cost in the long term of having to manage this constraint, compared to the alternative where even the slight addiction is completely absent.
Fwiw I would say I experience occasional mild discomfort as a result of a very resistible slight addiction to alcohol, and this cost is trivial compared to the major downsides (and upsides) of alcohol.
I worry the risk of occasional mild discomfort as a result of a very resistible slight addiction isn’t being priced in. To the extent that it’s permanent, even rare consumption would create the problem. Many people assume a sufficient buffer of willpower and habit to keep consumption at sane levels, but disregard the total cost in the long term of having to manage this constraint, compared to the alternative where even the slight addiction is completely absent.
Fwiw I would say I experience occasional mild discomfort as a result of a very resistible slight addiction to alcohol, and this cost is trivial compared to the major downsides (and upsides) of alcohol.