Can we maybe get rid of creepy inappropriate dudes instead?https://twitter.com/NaturesPoisons/status/1039867883294261248 …
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2) Unlimited alcohol is unprofessional, unhealthy, and culturally exclusionary. Note how in 2 I don't need to mention creeps. But I could: alcohol is the number one date rape drug. Contrast with how in 1 I shouldn't IMHO mention alcohol. It's a distraction from the core point.
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I don't see it as exclusionary, because every conference I have been to has offered unlimited softdrinks along with alcohol (which is usually limited to one or two free drinks)
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I've been to one where there were no free soft drinks but the alcohol was free...it was infuriating. I left early.
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I'm really sorry for that. This has been my experience too. It's exclusionary for all types of non-drinkers, Muslims, recovering alcoholics, people like me who can't drink for medical reasons, etc.
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I also really hate UK academic drinks culture. It's one of the things that's so much better in academia in the USA.
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In the UK many events are unlimited drinks. To be clear, that's a world apart from 2 drinks per person. So yeah, my experiences are dramatically different.
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Yeah, I haven’t been to any conferences with unlimited drinks and there’s almost always been non-alcoholic options (and I think they should always be available)
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It's very different worlds we inhabit and I'm glad it's safer/more professional where you go!
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