TIL World’s biggest beer, wine and spirits producers have collectively lost $830 billion in market value over just four years. Changing drinking habits and rising health concerns have hit earnings across the sector. Millennials and Gen Z are also not much interested in alcohol.

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    2 months ago

    According to the older people from my family, life was so shit that drinking was the only thing they had to drift their mind away from it. Today, things changed a lot. We have a variety of methods to drift away.

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      2 months ago

      The internet was revolutionary. No longer do we have to pay exorbitant prices to rent a VHS tape or buy a magazine to escape from the drudgery and repetition of existence.

      Now, we can stream porn for free. Or for those who have money to spare, there’s 3D VR porn. In fact, there’s even video game porn.