I’m not a huge drinker. People always talk about getting different kinds of drunk on different kinds of alcohol. To your body, isn’t alcohol just alcohol? Sure, proof would matter, but does your body know the difference beyond that?
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People naturally look for patterns. And to a degree we are really good at it. But we often see patterns that aren’t there are misinterpret patterns. Tequila. I get way more drunk on tequila than I do on vodka or whiskey. Everytime I drink tequila I get really drunk and fight people. The obvious pattern is the Tequila. Nevermind that I don’t actually count how many drinks I have, or what I had to eat, or how late I was up till, or the other drinks I had before the tequila, or if I had water, or what activities I did before, or who I am drinking with, or why I am drinking.
So is Tequila a magical fight liquor? No, but I’m not recognizing all the other patterns that occur, only the most obvious. Anyone smart enough to realize how other factors involved play a role, would not loudly declare ” I can’t drink tequila, it makes me fight people”. So the myth is perpetuated from the dumbest outward to less dumb people who are now primed to recognize a pattern.
TL:DR, alcohol is alcohol but people are dumb.
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