I think it's mostly wishful thinking, and maybe some cognitive dissonance, that drinking is somehow good for you in any way.
I think we as a society need to accept that alcohol is straight up bad for you. There is no case to be made for drinking as some kind of health benefit. There is a case to be made for drinking as a "fun" thing to do or as a depressant to remove yourself from anxious thoughts - but knowing that alcohol damages your brain is useful in determining if it's worth it for you.
Personally, I like smoking weed once a week. But I don't ever think "this is good for me" - I know weed is not good for you. I do it because it's fun. Nicotine (in the form of gum/mints - NOT in the form of smoking) is a different story, it's not nearly as bad for you as people make it out to be: https://gwern.net/nicotine
And sometimes I take some magic mushrooms - which to me have been immensely helpful in figuring out life and progressing forward to a better path. Magic mushrooms don't even really feel like "drugs" in that sense. And maybe if more people ate some shrooms they'd feel less like drinking and more like enjoying life as-is. It's good for helping with anxiety and depression as well. Just a thought.
There is no instance where alcohol is good for you: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/new-alcohol-research-shows...
I think it's mostly wishful thinking, and maybe some cognitive dissonance, that drinking is somehow good for you in any way.
I think we as a society need to accept that alcohol is straight up bad for you. There is no case to be made for drinking as some kind of health benefit. There is a case to be made for drinking as a "fun" thing to do or as a depressant to remove yourself from anxious thoughts - but knowing that alcohol damages your brain is useful in determining if it's worth it for you.
Personally, I like smoking weed once a week. But I don't ever think "this is good for me" - I know weed is not good for you. I do it because it's fun. Nicotine (in the form of gum/mints - NOT in the form of smoking) is a different story, it's not nearly as bad for you as people make it out to be: https://gwern.net/nicotine
And sometimes I take some magic mushrooms - which to me have been immensely helpful in figuring out life and progressing forward to a better path. Magic mushrooms don't even really feel like "drugs" in that sense. And maybe if more people ate some shrooms they'd feel less like drinking and more like enjoying life as-is. It's good for helping with anxiety and depression as well. Just a thought.