It's not just the price of the food, it's the time cost of going to the store, preparing the ingredients, cooking, washing dishes... You are looking at the issue through a myopic lens.
There's a huge difference between not supporting the current Israeli government and not supporting Israel whatsoever. Many Jews relate with the former, but from my experience it's very few that relate with the latter.
August 13, 2025
U.S. Drinking Rate at New Low as Alcohol Concerns Surge
>WASHINGTON, D.C. — The percentage of U.S. adults who say they consume alcohol has fallen to 54%, the lowest by one percentage point in Gallup’s nearly 90-year trend. This coincides with a growing belief among Americans that moderate alcohol consumption is bad for one’s health, now the majority view for the first time.
I have witnessed this phenomenon happening in my own life and it is so utterly bizarre and wild to me that, while having zero evidence for this, I have to believe it’s some kind of astroturfing campaign by companies selling legal marijuana.
Many of my friends barely drink anymore or have reduced drinking significantly, all while saying things like: “Alcohol is so bad for you, it is expensive, it makes you lazy and sick, I prefer to just smoke weed now.” None of them will tolerate even the slightest criticism of weed, even though smoking it is also bad for you, also expensive, and (can) also make you lazy and sick.
This coincides with dozens of articles I’ve seen over the past year on various sites, including HN, claiming that alcohol is not safe in any amount, or some other nonsense.
The transformation happened so fast and so out-of-the-blue that I just don’t understand how it could possibly be genuine.
I stick by the age-old adages: what you put in your body is your business, and everything that isn’t green vegetables and meat should be consumed in moderation.
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