Mouthing Off | Gen Z isn’t drinking as much as previous generations. Is that causing a social crisis?

Could today’s social issues be solved by more young people getting drunk?

For generations, a good stiff drink was how anyone with insecurities – that is all of us, isn’t it? – mustered the courage to do anything, from making a speech in public, to telling the boss you want a raise, to asking a girl out to the prom.

Boozing it up and getting wasted was how many of us developed some of our closest bonds and friendships in our formative years. Some of these acts of juvenile stupidity and dumb behaviour became core memories with our close friends and confidantes.