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camarillobrillo  ·  4014 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: 24m Americans consume avg 74 drinks per week

    But the consequences of the Pareto Law are different when it comes to industries like alcohol, tobacco, and now marijuana. If you consume 10+ drinks per day, for instance, you almost certainly have a drinking problem. But the beverage industry is heavily dependent on you for their profits.

I'd rather smoke ten joints a day then go back to the top decile. Been there, done that. A pint a day is being generous. Try a fifth. The poor bastards at the top won't last long, which is frightening when

    the top 20 percent of buyers for most any consumer product account for fully 80 percent of sales.
To me that means all the borderlines keep falling off the edge to replace the ones who hit rock bottom.




_refugee_  ·  4014 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I've never been able to drink that much. I mean, I drink, and I drink on the reg. RIght now I am drinking less which I think is great! But I don't think it's great because I think drinking is inherently bad - I want to save money and calories. I am also kind-of trying to avoid a bartender at my bar. (What? I can go to different places to consume alcoholic beverages? You fool, shuddup.)

So right now I'd say that I don't drink at all about 3 nights a week and then 4 nights a week I have up to 6 or 7 drinks. (Six is usually where I flag myself for stopping - I drink doubles - it's three doubles and sometimes they can be strong doubles or I drink them quickly, so the level of drunk they make me is actually rather varied.) I haven't gone on a marathon in a while. You know, when you drink a large number of drinks over an extended period of time so while you might say "I had 10 drinks today" they're all spaced out so it's reasonable. With drinking I confess I'm a bit more of a sprinter.

Ten joints a day is a lot. I venture for most people it would be completely incapacitating. I venture that 10 joints in one day would incapacitate me. Weed naps to heaven!