Yeah! It was seen as an everyday good feeling healthy thing back then and not just something to get wasted on, though that happened a lot too. I'd take the ancient mindset of moderation over today's alcohol addicted society anyday.

[–] a4ng3l@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Not sure it was so much about good feeling. From what I read it was more about booze being less likely to grant you a plague debuff than water back in the days.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 week ago

It's almost certainly both. It's not like alcohol is the only drug humans have used. Most do not have that justification, yet they're still used.