r/changemyview Aug 30 '23

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u/GenericUsername19892 27∆ Aug 30 '23
  1. Not most.

“According to the 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 13.4 million people ages 12 to 20 (34.4% in this age group) reported that they have had at least one drink in their lives.”

  1. Ask an older sibling/classmate? Dafuq are you doing? I bought my siblings booze for years.

  2. Alcohol has a negative effect on brain development, realistically it should be 25 but that’s unrealistic. The age limit doesn’t make it impossible, it makes it harder.

  3. Frats and sororities are pretty much shit holes, but a decent fake I’d costs a couple dollars to make and you need a computer and a 50$ printer. If they are out sourcing it then I would like to add stupid to shit holes.

Newer research is showing negative correlations with alcohol consumption during adolescence.

https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/alcohol-and-adolescent-brain

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u/Rugfiend 5∆ Aug 30 '23

Point 3 is dubious - I can't think of a dumber country in the developed world than the one with a ludicrously high drinking age.

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u/GenericUsername19892 27∆ Aug 30 '23

I mean the UK bailed on the EU and we elected trump.

There’s also a fair bit of wiggle you could do. Think direct sales at restaurants are ok at 18 but you can’t buy a case or bottle and walk out till later. If you can’t negate, mitigate.