Alcohol Creates Losers Who Think They’re Winners

You have better things to do than drink.

Lucas Hawthorne
6 min readAug 1, 2023
Photo by thom masat on Unsplash

Yes, I really did just say that and I believe in it.

I wear my beliefs on my sleeve and you’re welcome to disagree with me.

Anyone who’s seen my content for long enough knows how I feel about alcohol, and how much I’m against it.

I get that your life is yours to do with it as you will, and by no means is my stance a form of enforcing a certain way of living.

However, I am firm in my belief that instead of picking up the bottle or heading to that bar, you could be doing so much more with your life than getting wasted.

Getting wasted means wasting your time, your money, and your health.

I cannot think of a more promoted, more encouraged, and more prevalent waste of time, money, and health than drinking. And you know exactly what I’m talking about.

Look around you. Open your ears.

  • The go-to activity for work colleagues is to go out for drinks after work.
  • Your friends invite you to go partying on the weekends.
  • Don’t even get me started on the craze for underage drinking, and how cool it is to get a…

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Lucas Hawthorne
Lucas Hawthorne

Written by Lucas Hawthorne

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