To clarify, Pedersen suggests the effect is not causal (not because alcohol directly improves the brain) but rather that drinking (especially in social settings) may be a “marker of sociality” and thus linked to social networks or behaviours beneficial for career/education.
disagreeabledinosaur on
There’s a reason so many Galway Grads run the country.
BackInATracksuit on
Sociologist notices that social conformity elevates social standing in a social society.
Fair play to them for squeezing a book out of that.
Liambp on
TLDR for wannabe alcoholics. It’s not the drink. It’s the socialising that goes with it that gets you promoted. Locking yourself in your room with a bottle of whiskey isn’t a fasttrack to success.
sureyouknowurself on

Beginning-Shock1520 on
Don’t they come out with the greatest rubbish sometimes. Binge drinking is definitely not good for you.
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To clarify, Pedersen suggests the effect is not causal (not because alcohol directly improves the brain) but rather that drinking (especially in social settings) may be a “marker of sociality” and thus linked to social networks or behaviours beneficial for career/education.
There’s a reason so many Galway Grads run the country.
Sociologist notices that social conformity elevates social standing in a social society.
Fair play to them for squeezing a book out of that.
TLDR for wannabe alcoholics. It’s not the drink. It’s the socialising that goes with it that gets you promoted. Locking yourself in your room with a bottle of whiskey isn’t a fasttrack to success.

Don’t they come out with the greatest rubbish sometimes. Binge drinking is definitely not good for you.