https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat_Park
Rat Park was a series of studies into drug addiction conducted in the late 1970s and published between 1978 and 1981 by Canadian psychologist Bruce K. Alexander and his colleagues at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada.
At the time of the studies, research exploring the self-administration of morphine in animals often used small, solitary metal cages. Alexander hypothesized that these conditions may be responsible for exacerbating self-administration.[1] To test this hypothesis, Alexander and his colleagues built Rat Park, a large housing colony 200 times the floor area of a standard laboratory cage. There were 16–20 rats of both sexes in residence, food, balls and wheels for play, and enough space for mating.[2] The results of the experiment appeared to support his hypothesis that housing-conditions affect the consumption of morphine water.[1] This research highlighted an important issue in the design of morphine-self administration studies of the time, namely the use of austere housing-conditions, which confound the results.[3]
The idea is that people use drugs and alcohol for self-medication. Once you change the environment such that self-medication is no longer necessary, you forego the need for drugs or alcohol.
Let me ask you a question though as I'm curious. I've never liked the taste of alcohol. I mean, I like certain hard ciders in the same way I like drinking apple juice, but nothing more than that. Pretty much all beer tastes bitter. What is it about alcohol that people like? What does it feel like to drink alcohol and enjoy it?
It is a relaxant. If you've had a long hard day, and maybe have sore legs or a sore neck, a good drink of some liquor relaxes all of the muscles and just lets you melt into your chair or bed.
Fun fact: it is banned from shooting competitions because as a relaxant, it can slow your heart beat giving the shooter an advantage.
Mixed wingshooting and booze before with memorable results. I was always told ' alchohol and gunpowder dont mix' , and viewed it as a taboo until I realised that was meant for safety only.
Another fun fact: Missouri is one of- if not the only state- that legally allows you to combine recreational drinking with recreational shooting.
Interesting, i always manage to shoot my best groups when i have a couple beers while shooting. Not getting shitfaced, just a couple beers. This isnt just a once or twice fluke thing, its all the damn time. Theres a minifridge in the shop by the shooting bench full of beers that i only touch when im dialing in a rifle.
Same with playing pool
You're hitting the Ballmer Peak.
The best shooters squeeze the trigger between heart beats. If you slow that heart beat down, you have more time to squeeze.
A shower and laying down does the same thing
The shower starts wearing off as soon as you step out of it. The booze sticks around a bit.
I don't drink like I used to, but when I do I binge to my physical sweet spot, ~1pt of hard liquor. At that state, I can sit back, fire up an SNES on an old CRT and relive simpler times. It's also amazing for enhancing VR sim immersion.
It slows my rapid thought patterns down and lets me focus on a single, simple, recreational task. Might also mention that the sensation of bodily warmth and nice fuzzy head just add to the pleasure, although it's not as novel as it was when I was younger.
The warm fuzzy buzz from a few drinks was nice. And then I acquired a taste for good top end vodkas and scotch. But now that I haven't had a drink in 2 years, most alcohol smells vile to me.
I think its about the high it gives you, or the stupper. It almost feels like when you're super tired, but cant quite go to bed, but you're still awake.
Sounds like you're describing dead drunk.
What is it about alcohol that people like?
The marketing.
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