official sober thread
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well, people who talk about being drunk on the internet in some sort of communal fashion is what i'd call an internet drinking culture. and there's a really fascinating sociological concept here about how it's inherently a mass of individuals alone being linked by a generally social behavior that is equally frowned upon (but more and more acceptable) to do alone.
so what i meant to sort of reference is this idea that the internet as a mechanism for the expression of being drunk is actually pretty apt - self-importance that is equally disposable - and just how strange/interesting it is to observe. but at the same time, it's almost a remote, unintended additional social pressure that those of us who can't drink need to adjust in a way to resist.