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On the other hand, why do you think we gave up the hunter/gatherer life style?
Cultivating grapes for wine and grain for beer was the origin of civilization!
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2501758-did-ancient-humans-start-farming-so-they-could-drink-more-beer/
I hate that alcohol, such an obvious health detriment, is so ingrained in culture that people don't even question it... Your link makes it worse!
Let's fire up a peace pipe with tobacco then!
/j
A ha ha ha Cheech & Chong?! That's an old memory 😁😁😁 loved it, but I don't even dare thinking how badly it could have aged 😬😁