Some people can have fun at a party or concert or bar dead sober.
I am not one of those people and I never will be. Hell I got to the point I preferred drinking alone. No embarrassment or judgment, cheap, no driving, and I get to play the music I want.
Society runs on it. And you’re right, it’s everywhere. I’ll decide not to drink and pass 8 liquor stores and gas stations on the way home and I have to stop myself from pulling into every one. I’ve always got $10 to spare and that’s all it takes.