Stay thirsty, armed and smokin’, my friends.
What is “the root of all evil?” This: What is pleasurable is habit-forming. If you remember anything from this conversation it's that pleasure is the root cause of mankind’s war on fun.
Digital addiction: It takes vision to reclaim your family’s eyeballs. You wouldn't ever do anything to turn your kids into addicts, right? You wouldn’t give them cigarettes. You wouldn’t give them crack. Yet you give them your phone. And then a phone or their own. Hmmm.
Liquor is not an aphrodisiac nor is it a stimulant. It is a depressant that may induce significant vapidity and a consequent lowering of inhibitions and common sense. A serious drinking problem can ruin a good shirt.