Bryce Lee

I agree with this in general, but I think there is another factor. Metabolizing alcohol requires enzymes which become upregulated with routine exposure. You have a glass or two of wine daily, your body increases CYP2E1 enzymes (among other things) which enhance alcohol clearance, and thus tolerance. The *infrequent* drinker is more likely to be dehydrated and have a larger buildup of acetylaldehyde, which means more likelihood of a hangover. So, it's not *entirely* that regular drinkers have simply forgotten what feeling good feels like. It's also that non drinkers lose protection against drinking and feel much worse after a couple drinks than someone who has 1-2 drinks daily.

Steven Bartlett says a few glasses of wine ruined the next 3 days of his life “It's one of those areas where you don't understand the hidden cost until you really give it up for a while. I stopped drinking at 30 years old. I'm now 33. When I was 31, I thought, I'll have a drink again because now I could really A/B test it. I had a year of not drinking, decided to have a drink again” “It ruined three days of my life. I had a couple of glasses of wine, didn't get drunk. It ruined three days of my life because of the domino effect it caused” “I got worse sleep that night, and then because I got worse sleep that night, I ate more poorly the next day because my dopamine system or whatever, the cortisol system was all messed up. I podcasted worse. I didn't go to the gym that day or the day after because I felt really bad. I then slept worse, and I could track all of this on my Whoop”

When you stop drinking, something happens that most people never get to experience: You find out what good health actually feels like. You have sharper mornings, better energy, and a body that talks to you instead of screaming at you. When you drink again after a long break, the hangover is a signal. You’re feeling the real cost for the first time because your standard of health has elevated. Everyone is dunking on Steven for “being soft” but he’s just found a new ceiling for his health and he wants to keep it.

Debunking Bezos’s nonsense that the rich pay most of the taxes. (He’s only talking about a narrow slice, the federal income tax). And these days are from 2019 - the rich even less today thanks to Trump.

This newborn baby was found in a dumpster in Houston, Texas. "The child appeared to be fresh out of the womb, with his hair wet, his skin pruned and his umbilical cord still attached." Thankfully, he survived