Humanity has quietly passed a remarkable milestone: Alcohol consumption is declining, a turning point in a habit at least as old as civilization itself. This unnoticed shift suggests other long-standing habits (from smoking to red meat consumption) could potentially fade just as effortlessly.
May 7, 2025 21:08I’m pretty sure smoking has faded lol. What else? Gas appliances and cars? Pain killer medication? Hmmmm.
Interesting that wine seems to cycle a lot more than beer, is that holiday related? More wine in winter?
As someone who quit drinking right around the time non-alcoholic beverages became an actual industry beyond O’Douls - to me it is proof that just making something more normal has huge benefits.
