Drink for Prosperity
Get Rich QuickOr so they are now saying. The problem with this article is that it confuses the real social benefits of friendship and conviviality with the idea of "networking." People who can be found drinking socially are likely to be more gregarious and less creepy than people who, for all we know, hide in their mother's basement and play World of Warcraft between 5:30 p.m. and 8 the next morning.
"Drinkers typically tend to be more social than abstainers."
The researchers said their empirical survey backed up the theory, and said the most likely explanation is that drinkers have a wider range of social contacts that help provide better job and business opportunities.
"Drinkers may be able to socialize more with clients and co-workers, giving drinkers an advantage in important relationships," the researchers said. - Weird Article
You don't say?
Do I really want to be thinking about the amount of contacts per hour I put in my blackberry (I don't have a blackberry) during times I'm out social drinking? Do I then come up with a formula based on a projected mount that my new contacts make in per annum income to determine 'how I'm doing' socially?
How about drinking to get sozzled, and letting the dry humor fly for a bit? How about learning dirt on everyone in my office or seeing someone make a fool of themselves. I'm tired of trying to live an efficient life. It seems like we're trying to march expeditiously to our graves when there is beer to pour in our gullets and over our cheeks and into our shirt collars. There are drunk challenges to be made about who can run around the bar the fastest or who can drink the most Marker's Mark.
Michael Brendan Dougherty
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"Not only do anti-alcohol policies reduce drinkers' fun, but they may also decrease earnings," the study said.
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Now about the empiricals. These "studies" take the banal and elevate it to the asinine. Hip-hop listeners more likely to have sex? What else is new? Somewhere between correlation and causation luxuriates the obvious.