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<blockquote data-quote="Chaosmancer" data-source="post: 8735878" data-attributes="member: 6801228">I think because the alcohol is such a thorny thing to touch with any thoughts towards &quot;what we can do better&quot;I've heard some people say that we should lower the drinking age, because they see a big part of the problem coming from the mystification of Alcohol. You have to be 21 (an Adult!) to drink, and so many people go on bender's for their 21st birthday, and get ideas like &quot;when adults party, they drink alcohol&quot;. These people theorize that lowering the drinking age makes it less about &quot;I am an ADULT!&quot; and so it makes it easier for people to mentally check their relationship with alcohol. I've heard other people proposing stronger laws about alcohol, and even one person who was looking at restarting prohibition, because nothing good comes from alcohol (personal feelings on that nothing good, since I did have an alcoholic family member) It is a complex, multi-faceted, deeply nuanced discussion that deals with a lot of different factors. And I think a lot of us instead are defaulting to &quot;adults should know how they act when drunk, and have a healthier relationship with alcohol so they know when to stop drinking&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Chaosmancer, post: 8735878, member: 6801228"] I think because the alcohol is such a thorny thing to touch with any thoughts towards "what we can do better" I've heard some people say that we should lower the drinking age, because they see a big part of the problem coming from the mystification of Alcohol. You have to be 21 (an Adult!) to drink, and so many people go on bender's for their 21st birthday, and get ideas like "when adults party, they drink alcohol". These people theorize that lowering the drinking age makes it less about "I am an ADULT!" and so it makes it easier for people to mentally check their relationship with alcohol. I've heard other people proposing stronger laws about alcohol, and even one person who was looking at restarting prohibition, because nothing good comes from alcohol (personal feelings on that nothing good, since I did have an alcoholic family member) It is a complex, multi-faceted, deeply nuanced discussion that deals with a lot of different factors. And I think a lot of us instead are defaulting to "adults should know how they act when drunk, and have a healthier relationship with alcohol so they know when to stop drinking" [/QUOTE]

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