Abstinence Over Moderation

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In praise of abstinence over moderation:

You cannot be “a little kosher”(Nassim Taleb in ‘Skin in the Game’ book, read his essay on Medium outlining his thoughts here). Similar, you cannot cheat on your wife “only a little”. Also according to Alcoholics Anonymous, even a little bit of alcohol can cause a relapse.

PDF from the Alcoholic Anonymous Website

Therefore it seems wiser to promote abstinence than moderation. Moderation isn’t empirical (is smoking “just once a day”’healthy’ for you?), or best to not smoke at all (abstinence)? If you’re truly kosher, you cannot eat bacon “in moderation”.

The 12 traditions of AA

Alcoholic Anonymous traditions via Aa.org website.

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