Time: The Joyful Return to Social drinking
“As pandemic lockdowns ease and we return to ordinary life rhythms, the revival of social drinking should be embraced with euphoric gusto. The shared experience of music, happy chatter, effortlessly synchronized conversation, rising endorphin levels, and reduced inhibitions catalyzed by a few glasses of ethanol has been impossible to replace with Zoom chats, and it is something we’ve been desperately missing. Let us look forward to once again celebrating the ancient, distinctly human joy of sharing a pint or two among friends.”
Edward Slingerland, “The Pandemic Changed How We Drink. It's Time to Go Back to the Joy of Social Drinking,” Time, December 30, 2021
