Eli5: Why do alcohol make us change preferences?

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I totally get beer goggles or being more extroverted when drunk, lower inhibitions, worse judgement and all that.

But how does it change why we want to do. If I’m sober i actively dislike the dancefloor, I don’t know what to do, and i don’t see the point? If I’m already drunk though, i absolutely love it?

Same thing with cigarettes, i have friends you couldn’t pay to smoke while sober. Or making plans you would never ever make while sober?

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There’s an old saying that goes “you wouldn’t have done it drunk if you’ve never WANTED to do it sober” while far more complicated than this, the statement does bear some truth. You might not strangle a bartender to death, but hey fuck it $80 worth of pizza right before my rent is due sounds like a great idea right now, screw the consequences!

It’s not so much a change of preference or that you choices are outside your control, it’s the lack of shits to give about the consequences, the choices you make are still yours and your responsibility.

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