We can agree to disagree then. We just have decades of empiric evidence to back up what I’m saying.

That’s the same as saying you can quit drinking, yet still go to the same bar every night that caused the problem. But you are only drinking soda, with nothing else in it, so it’s okay.

Needless to say, this doesn’t work, and you don’t need much experience to know that.

Anybody that has EVER dealt with addiction, knows that breaking the habits surrounding the one you are trying to eliminate is the key to lasting impact.

There is no reality where keeping the “habit” of thinking that all celebrations need something to drink will not lead to recidivism. And if you really think the opposite, you don’t know anything of addiction.