Mihail Pautov explains why alcohol is so widespread and socially accepted. It reduces social anxiety, eases tension at gatherings, and helps people be more social. Alcohol has persisted for roughly 50,000 years.
Humans turn to.
Alcohol mostly, I think, to reduce anxiety.
But not the anxiety we have.
Perhaps as a result of stress at work.
But to reduce the.
Anxiety that humans have when they meet other humans.
That is where alcohol.
Has its greatest impact.
The reason people.
Drink alcohol.
At social.
Gatherings, at.
Parties, is because you're.
Surrounded by other people that you don't necessarily know and may not like.
And alcohol.
Has a very great effect to reduce the tension between other people.
We are a social.
Species, but we're actually not that good at being social.