Chugging alcohol kinda dumb, no?

As a non drinker, it just confuses me. Practically it just seems like you’re speed running to the worst part of being drunk. I would’ve thought that keeping a slow steady level of drunk would be better than just blacking out in an hour. But tbf I don’t really understand how alcohol works like that.

I also understand that it’s just a bit of fun and I got no problem with that. But it’s like those speed eating contests. Do people actually think this shit is cool. Just seems gross to me. I’m know some people simply enjoy gross shit, but chugging alcohol seems as main stream as drifting or fight scenes. But at least those seem reasonably cool for dudes. So this implies that most people think it’s cool.

Do most people really think this is cool, or is it just a weird tradition thing that never goes away.