People are giving up drinking — even when they don’t have a problem
Coming from a family of alcoholics (roughly a year later) | willowbl00
Last year in October, Reed and I had a conversation about how I wasn’t getting what I wanted out of my drinking. It had recently become more “European” and less “poorly managed coping mechanism,” but it still wasn’t making the cut. I wrote three blog posts about it, at the 2, 4, and 6 month marks of running an experiment.
Remember when a glass of wine a day was good for you? Here’s why that changed.
It seems like opinions on the health benefits of booze are shifting. Suddenly moderate drinking is unhealthy. What happened?
The Researchers Who Want Dads-to-Be to Stop Drinking - The Atlantic
archived 17 Jul 2026 13:02:43 UTC
History, Sugar and Sex: Why Mixed Drinks Were Terrible for 30 Years
Imagine you are overworked, sleep-deprived and keen to begin your weekend with...
Opinion | How to Win a War on Drugs (Published 2017)
Portugal treats addiction as a disease, not a crime.
I used to support legalizing all drugs. Then the opioid epidemic happened.
America’s worst drug crisis shows what can happen when a dangerous, addictive substance is made easily accessible.
The Decline and Fall of Diet Coke and the Power Generation That Loved It
Thanks in part to Donald Trump, “Ahhh” has become “AHHH!,” and along the way the fortunes of America’s favorite power soda have gone flat.
Towards Eldering
by Cash Ahenakew Part of the work of the GTDF collective has been around “growing up”. The term is used with reference to sobering up, to owning up and to showing up differently in the world. Previ…
Reflecting on one very, very strange year at Uber — Susan Fowler
As most of you know, I left Uber in December and joined Stripe in January. I've gotten a lot of questions over the past couple of months about why I left and what my time at Uber was like. It's a strange, fascinating, and slightly horrifying story that deserves to be told while it is still fresh in
Drinks with Nice People — Silicon Valley Version | Partiful
With five solid events in NYC and a recent hit in North Beach San Francisco, I am taking pity on overworked people living in Silicon Valley and bringing this popular and much needed event to your backyard. The purpose is simple: gather convivial gracious people of all ages, backgrounds and interests for conversation and drinks (including non-alcoholic) and let the fun begin. Rules are simple: RSVP (even if you can’t make it or aren’t sure), invite other interesting friendly people, show up, buy your own drinks and bites (though I may throw in a couple trays), and have a swell time. This is not a networking or pitching or tech event (thankfully!) it’s for purely human enjoyment. See you Wednesday!
End the harms of gambling – Victorian Socialists
Gambling is an industry built on addiction and misery. We’re fighting to phase out all pokies and ban gambling industry advertising and political donations.
Belonging Is a Right, Not a Reward
CW: Ableism Disabled people have been made to prove their worth for too long. Society sees value in work, earnings, or productivity, and anyone who doesn’t meet these standards is expected to…
Effective Altruism’s Problems Go Beyond Sam Bankman-Fried - Bloomberg
archived 12 Mar 2026 21:01:45 UTC
The Curb-Cut Effect and the Perils of Accessibility without Disability
By Blake Reid, Published on 01/01/24
Everyone is on their phones – but are we actually addicted?
There is no standard diagnosis for ‘phone addiction’, and a debate rages about whether there should be. But will medicalizing a behavior help or harm those suffering from it?
Yielding to Temptation: Self‐Control Failure, Impulsive Purchasing, and Consumer Behavior
Abstract. Self-control is a promising concept for consumer research, and self-control failure may be an important cause of impulsive purchasing. Three caus
