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Steven Bartlett had three glasses of wine. The rest of us had a Thursday

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Steven Bartlett had three glasses of wine. The rest of us had a Thursday Three glasses of wine. Three lost days. One very telling podcast. Benjamin Jack on the wellness cult, the war on alcohol, and why the wine industry needs to start fighting back. After a lovely bank holiday weekend full of sunshine and ice cold rosé, I settled onto the sofa on Tuesday evening and stumbled across a clip of Stev...
The strongest version of this narrative is that modern wellness culture, with its emphasis on optimization and individual metrics, has pathologized normal social behaviors like moderate alcohol consumption. The article effectively highlights the historical and cultural significance of shared drinking experiences, from ancient civilizations to modern pubs, as essential to human connection and communal life. It raises valid concerns about the rise of loneliness despite technological connectivity a...