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 is a lot of research on this topic as you might imagine. Something I read recently made a lot of sense: alcohol reduces or eliminates your worries about the future. I’m sure I’m not saying this properly, but in essence what I took away from this was the alcohol makes you forget about the possible consequences of your actions.

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