I'm not uninfluenced by the social and conformity aspects - if everyone else is drinking, then I'm likely to as well, but I'm fortunately not usually in environments where there's any stigma associated with not, and for people who are, I love that no/lo is a tool for avoiding that stigma. 3/3
This an interesting study, but to me it's missing one big factor - flavor! It identified four reasons for drinking alcohol (and for who) and mapped those to no/lo drinks:
-for the “buzz” (enhancement)
-to fit in (conformity)
-to facilitate social occasions (social)
-as a coping strategy
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Gotta be the "Finland doesn't exist" post.
My primary motivation for drinking is because I like the taste, and especially like exploring new tastes. It's often annoying to me that drinks contain alcohol, because I have to limit my consumption. So I appreciate and consume no/lo drinks because they allow me to still have that element. 2/3
Excellent and inspiring read on how to help rather than harm people living with dementia
Liability is one of the main tools we have for making AI companies accountable for the accuracy of their information. Right now the incentives are to always come up with an answer, any answer, but it doesn't have to be that way - accuracy and accountability could be prioritized in the programming.
