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All Systems Go · 3 Jan 2006, 20:42

Personally, I like drinking until I black out.

I don't do it very often though and never on purpose as I ALWAYS make a fool of myself in the most bizarre way and can never remember exactly what happened.

However, I do enjoy the sensation the next day when I wake up and notice little things that I've done since I've been back home. It's kind of like a small-scale version of Fear and Loathing where he wakes up wearing fishing boots, a crocidile tail and the room is trashed.

It may just be the novelty experience as I'm not a big drinker and if it happened every day it would lose it's appeal but I suppose that's why I don't do it.

It is very much a form of escapism, like going on a holiday. Although I think it can be compared to religion to a certain extent. Sometimes, when people are in desperate situations they turn to God and pray for strength which they then find and can use to help themselves. But because God doesn't exist all they have done is channelled their own strength with a placebo (I think this has something to do with Marxism but I'm not 100% sure). I'm not saying this is always the case but alcohol can be used (like God) as a short-cut to "self-improvement". Likewise, too much dependence on either of these things can be very bad for you. In theory, as we grow as people our dependence on these should decrease and we can achieve the desired state of mind independently.

3 Jan 2006, 20:42	#49
All Systems Go Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: London Posts: 3,347	Re: Alcohol culture... Personally, I like drinking until I black out. I don't do it very often though and never on purpose as I ALWAYS make a fool of myself in the most bizarre way and can never remember exactly what happened. However, I do enjoy the sensation the next day when I wake up and notice little things that I've done since I've been back home. It's kind of like a small-scale version of Fear and Loathing where he wakes up wearing fishing boots, a crocidile tail and the room is trashed. It may just be the novelty experience as I'm not a big drinker and if it happened every day it would lose it's appeal but I suppose that's why I don't do it. It is very much a form of escapism, like going on a holiday. Although I think it can be compared to religion to a certain extent. Sometimes, when people are in desperate situations they turn to God and pray for strength which they then find and can use to help themselves. But because God doesn't exist all they have done is channelled their own strength with a placebo (I think this has something to do with Marxism but I'm not 100% sure). I'm not saying this is always the case but alcohol can be used (like God) as a short-cut to "self-improvement". Likewise, too much dependence on either of these things can be very bad for you. In theory, as we grow as people our dependence on these should decrease and we can achieve the desired state of mind independently. __________________ The 20th century has been characterised by three developments of great political importance. The growth of democracy; the growth of corporate power; and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of protecting corporate power against democracy.