QuinnyCoded@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoTIL drinking, smoking, games, etc are all "social lubricants" for making conversations easier.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square60linkfedilinkarrow-up1317arrow-down133file-text
arrow-up1284arrow-down1external-linkTIL drinking, smoking, games, etc are all "social lubricants" for making conversations easier.en.wikipedia.orgQuinnyCoded@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square60linkfedilinkfile-text
also Referring to alcohol or cannabis as social lubricants has been criticized because they have negative effects on empathy. I feel like weed does the opposite to that lol to me at least 🤷♀️
minus-squarecaptainlezbian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·2 days agoYeah, I thought everyone knew that. Is not knowing that why nobody makes friends anymore?
minus-squareRooster326@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoPeople stopped drinking which means they stopped playing drinking games. Beer Pong isn’t very fun sober. Nor is Flip Cup without having to chug anything.
minus-squarecaptainlezbian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoYeah but while booze makes board games better they’re still fun sober. Drinking games stop being fun when you’re older even if you drink.
Yeah, I thought everyone knew that. Is not knowing that why nobody makes friends anymore?
People stopped drinking which means they stopped playing drinking games.
Beer Pong isn’t very fun sober.
Nor is Flip Cup without having to chug anything.
Yeah but while booze makes board games better they’re still fun sober. Drinking games stop being fun when you’re older even if you drink.