My Problem With Sober Curious
Not to mention Dry July, Sober October, and any other stupid cute name
As a Millenial, I identify many things as “positive generic qualities” about my generation. But, as many boomers have noted, we do have some annoying quirks as well. Take, for example naming things.
Millennials have to give something a name to make themselves want to do it. Arguably, it’s a better tactic taken than the generations before us. They don’t do things at all and stick with the “that’s just the way it is.” And while I’m impressed by our ability to coax ourselves into being “better” than our parents, I find something disheartening about the way we take a spoonful of sugar to swallow the reality of things. (Excuse me, not sugar, organic honey. Who do I think I am?)
One example that comes to mind: Sober Curious.
We name things Dry January, Dry July, Sober October and say that we’re “doing them.” These one-month spells are something to congratulate if someone successfully doesn’t succumb to the external pressures of drinking.
Sober curious is the Millennial concept that encourages people to dabble in not drinking. It’s not a permanent way of living; it’s a sometimes…