Krauerking@lemy.lol to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoGamblers trying to win a bet on Polymarket are vowing to kill me if I don’t rewrite an Iran missile storywww.timesofisrael.comexternal-linkmessage-square157linkfedilinkarrow-up1725arrow-down112 cross-posted to: hackernews
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minus-squareCileTheSane@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoArguably prohibition did reduce alcohol consumption during that time period.
minus-squareAffine Connection@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoThat does not mean that it “worked” in any practical sense, considering all else that was associated with it.
minus-squareCileTheSane@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoIf the goal was to reduce alcohol consumption then it was successful at that. I’m not saying it didn’t cause other issues, and it was decided that it wasn’t worth it, but it did not fail at the intended goal of reducing alcohol consumption.
Arguably prohibition did reduce alcohol consumption during that time period.
That does not mean that it “worked” in any practical sense, considering all else that was associated with it.
If the goal was to reduce alcohol consumption then it was successful at that. I’m not saying it didn’t cause other issues, and it was decided that it wasn’t worth it, but it did not fail at the intended goal of reducing alcohol consumption.