[SERIES] What is your opinion on the old saying {"In vino veritas"}?
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Do you think its a decent rule of thumb or is it not really a reliable platitude?
My coworkers and were discussing this early today, as it happens. It started with one person claiming that you're not yourself when you're drunk; then another posited that you're the most yourself when you're drunk because your pretenses and masking behaviors are neglected. I personally said that I thought neither was true but since I'm a known contrarian no one took me seriously, so I'm glad you asked here.
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Probably more accurate to say "in wine, no filter." People are more likely to say what's on their mind. But what's on their mind could be complete nonsense.
I've said a lot of dumb shit drunk.
In vino sine filtro
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My coworkers and were discussing this early today, as it happens. It started with one person claiming that you're not yourself when you're drunk; then another posited that you're the most yourself when you're drunk because your pretenses and masking behaviors are neglected. I personally said that I thought neither was true but since I'm a known contrarian no one took me seriously, so I'm glad you asked here.
I agree with you, our filters are what make us “us” and to claim that removing that filter somehow makes you real is wrong but also if you are always trying to hide your inner thoughts then that also isn’t you
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Do you think its a decent rule of thumb or is it not really a reliable platitude?
The interesting thing is that it works even a as placebo.
The are several studies done with subjects drinking alcoholic beverages or non alcoholic alternatives (non known to subjects).
The non alcoholic group does show inebriated behavior, even though no alcohol is present.
It shows that the convention of being less inhibited whilst drinking is a social construct, rather than an effect of the drink.
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11469-020-00321-0.pdf
