this post was submitted on 04 Jul 2023
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It's sad that our regulations about alcohol sales are so restrictive, but it's unfortunately very necessary because of how our built environment exists. It's correlated with drunk driving deaths because there's not enough ways to get home that aren't driving. We can't really fix one without the other. I'd love to have a European-style picnic with wine I bought at the store on the corner, but that means at least 10% of the people on the road are going to be drunk driving at any given time which isn't ideal.
There's also the increased suicides, emergency room visits, and cancer rates.
Access to alcohol is fine, but it shouldn't be encouraged. A little bit of friction discourages access, and helps people moderate themselves.
I've lived in quite a few places in my life and those that have the worst alcohol problems are the most restrictive ones. Restricting means more binge drinking, there's a lot of empirical evidence showing that.
Perhaps it's high time our government stops treating us like irresponsible children.
Cool anecdote, but the article mentions a correlation between increased availability and the issues mentioned.