For example, I don’t use TikTok. I never have, and I never will, and I’d advise everyone else to get off the platform too. I genuinely believe it’s objectively harmful to people’s mental health and possibly even a threat to democracy. That said, I also believe people should be free to decide for themselves whether they want to use it or not, which is why I’m against the U.S. government banning it.
What does this even mean? Are they pinning you down and force feeding you booze through a funnel?
Don’t drink or smoke if you don’t want to. I guarantee that nobody cares what you do.
Just going out on a limb here… but I presume they’re talking about more dogged kinds of social customs? e.g. friends, family, and depending where you live, your bosses and coworkers (Japan in the 00s I think?), can carry it as a heavy social expectation while being fine people to know otherwise.
I’m not sure it’s so black and white.
They just needed to tell everyone that they’ve only had 3 alcoholic beverages in their entire life, because we’ll all be super impressed rather than just sad for them.