Sobriety sucks

[Jonluw]

True.
I can see few situations in my daily life (aside from school and serious events) that would be made worse by some kind of drug.
I'm generally not very sociable sober.

Of course, that's only true in some sort of hypothetical world where you don't get used to things and alcohol is dirt cheap.
Intoxication is only great because you've got sobriety to compare it to. If you were constantly intoxicated, it'd lose the novelty pretty fast.

 

[Malty Milk Whistle]

I have come to the conclusion that sobriety sucks. Not just the Straight Edge notion of absolute sobriety that some of you here know I used to subscribe to. Being sober in any situation that does not absolutely require it sucks. There is never a situation where I think "damn, I wish I was sober right now" but there are plenty where I think "damn, I wish I wasn't sober right now".

Does anybody here feel the same way?

Also, it feels appropriate to post this here:

I on the other hand, prefer my liver fully intact and my license clean.

 

[Phasmal]

I dont really drink, last time I had a drink was at a wedding last year. Guess I'm no fun and think I'm better than other people?
What I hate about drinkers is them thinking people who DON'T drink are doing it because they want to kill people's buzz. I don't enjoy drinking, both my parents are alcoholics, but that doesn't mean I look down on people who do drink.

Hey genius, look up the definition of 'teetotal'. Also, where did I say teetotalers are no fun? Oh wait I didn't, and that is just pure hyperbole.

I guess I got `no fun` from `stop taking life so seriously`, as in, if you take life so seriously, you're no fun.
I'm not quite sure where you got the idea that people who don't drink do so because they take life too seriously.
I would consider myself practically teetotal, I dont ever get drunk. I sometimes drink WKD because I like the taste.

 

[Mr Somewhere]

Couldn't disagree with you more, parties and the like bore me, I just don't find any kind of fulfilling enjoyment in drink since I hit twenty. Though I could be wrong I assume I've just grown up. Now I do enjoy a casual drink with friends, but I just don't get the appeal of drunkenness.
I see it all too much in university, people seem to pass life in a drunken haze, never getting anything out of it. It's a mindless waste of time.
That's not to say I don't enjoy a good time, but I'd much prefer watching a movie, or going places, seeing things, actually experiencing life.

Also:


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[Phasmal]

I dont really drink, last time I had a drink was at a wedding last year. Guess I'm no fun and think I'm better than other people?
What I hate about drinkers is them thinking people who DON'T drink are doing it because they want to kill people's buzz. I don't enjoy drinking, both my parents are alcoholics, but that doesn't mean I look down on people who do drink.

Hey genius, look up the definition of 'teetotal'. Also, where did I say teetotalers are no fun? Oh wait I didn't, and that is just pure hyperbole.

I guess I got `no fun` from `stop taking life so seriously`, as in, if you take life so seriously, you're no fun.
I'm not quite sure where you got the idea that people who don't drink do so because they take life too seriously.
I would consider myself practically teetotal, I dont ever get drunk. I sometimes drink WKD because I like the taste.

Your pulling all kind of bullshit interpretations out of your ass now. Jesus. 'Stop taking life so seriously' is nothing more than a statement to that effect. Just chill out and do whatever you damn well please, if you don't wanna drink, cool, but don't pretend your better than me because you don't drink.

I am too hungover to play with kids, go back to nursery.

Oh, lol. My whole point is that I never said I was better than you at all, and I dont care if people drink or not. What's your deal with that?

I would consider myself practically teetotal, I dont ever get drunk. I sometimes drink WKD because I like the taste.

Just a small note; you can't be "practically teetotal". Either you don't drink any alcohol whatsoever, or you're not a teetotaller. There isn't really anything inbetween.

Well, I have about 2 WKD's a year. Perhaps teetotal isn't the right word, but if people ask me if I drink, I generally say no.

 

[ZeroMachine]

Why get drunk when I can watch OTHER people make asses out of themselves?

That's so much more fun.

If you have a good dose of self-distance then making an arse out of yourself is just as fun!

Trust me, I don't need alcohol for that ;D

 

[Laser Priest]

I'm fine with sobriety. I'm constantly having fun without extra chemicals in my system.

I think my distaste for alcohol makes me the worst Canadian ever.

 

[Geo Da Sponge]

Bah, anyone who thinks sobriety is overrated has obviously never had flat/house/room mates who are drunk far more frequently than they are.

EDIT: I just realised I should actually add more; yes, being drunk can be fun, but I've never seen the appeal in going clubbing or whatever else once drunk. I just prefer doing stuff that I'd enjoy anyway while drunk, like having rambling conversations or watching hilariously bad films with my friends. Not standing in a cramped, overheated, noisy, expensive nightclub with music that all sounds the same.

I will concede that going to ironic 80's clubs is weirdly fun when drunk... But that's a matter I'd rather not go into. XP

 

[astrav1]

Ha ha, it's funny because you're an addict. But seriously that could lead to some unhealthy habits.

 

[Joccaren]

You know, I have never had a time when I have wished I was more drunk. Have I had times where I wished I was more in control of my body after doing something absolutely stupid? Many.

Sobriety doesn't suck. IMO, drunkeness sucks. Don't care whilst I'm drunk, afterwards I hate that I got drunk. As for the whole 'Drink only a little so that you feel cool but aren't drunk' - I can do that with softdrink. I don't need alcohol. Got nothing against people who get drunk - many of my best friends do it quite often. Its not something I see any appeal in.

 

[esperandote]

Being hungover also sucks, yet I'm willing to donate myself for the study of drunkness and hangovers

Getting tipsy FTW.

 

[Richard Keohane]

If you cannot have a good time without getting loose from alcohol then you're probably a boring person.

But who says we can't have a good time without alcohol?

The OP. He was calling sobriety overrated.

 

[Phlakes]

I don't know, I've been sober my entire life and I've had a better time than people who get drunk or stoned weekly. And there's the whole saving money thing, that helps. Oh yeah, and avoiding the potential health issues.

I'm sorry you can't find other ways to entertain yourself, but hey, to each their own.