The pressure to constantly be drinking in your 20s is actually exhausting

Im so tired of every single social event revolving around who can get the most trashed. like you cant even go to a casual dinner without someone ordering pitchers and getting weirdly offended if you just want a water. The normalization of blacking out every weekend is just toxic at this point tbh

it kinda hit me recently when I caught up with an old buddy who completely opted out of this whole lifestyle. He ended up going down to discovery point retreat a while back and honestly just seeing how much more peace he has now compared to the rest of our friend group is wild. No 3am anxiety spikes, no blowing half a paycheck on overpriced well drinks at sticky bars

idk Im not saying everyone needs to stop completely but the sheer expectation that you have to drink to be considered fun is just getting so old. anyone else just kinda aging out of the whole bar scene early?