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Comment by normie3000

1 day ago

Nice, so we can have a beer that doesn't get us drunk, but does give a hangover?

A puritian dream. Pay, sinner, pay for your hedonistic pleasures!

  • > A puritian dream. Pay, sinner, pay for your hedonistic pleasures!

    I am not aware of such uses for alcohol, but for hallocinogenic drugs, there exist people who don't use them for hedonistic pleasures, but for getting creative, scientific or spiritual inspirations.

    • Early in my career in the 90s, I knew more than one programmer who claimed to be most productive when buzz-coding.

      I never really understood it. To me, focusing intently on a task always seemed like a good way to kill a nice buzz.

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    • Huh?

      Alcohol not used for creativity?

      Ask all the writers who drank themself to death .. or rather, how many writers didn't become alcoholics at some point.

      (But personally I don't like alcohol for creativity)

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