Why Is Alcohol Not Banned (The Answer Is Surprisingly Simple) | Singple but Surprising

Описание: 🍺 Why isn’t alcohol banned—even with the harm it causes?

In this video, we break down the surprisingly simple reason alcohol is still legal almost everywhere… even though modern safety standards would probably reject it if it were invented today.

You’ll learn how alcohol got “locked in” by 3 forces that are almost impossible to fight: 🧬 biology, 🕰️ history, and 💰 money. From the Drunken Monkey Hypothesis to Prohibition backfires, and the budget reality governments don’t like to say out loud—this is the hidden story behind the most socially accepted drug on Earth.

👇 Comment your take at the end: should alcohol be treated more like tobacco, or does it belong in its own category?

⏱️ Timestamps
01:20 – The Drunken Monkey Hypothesis
04:37 – When Bans Backfire
08:56 – The Iron Law of Prohibition
11:18 – The Golden Handcuff

📌 What you’ll walk away with:
✨ Why “just ban it” usually makes the problem worse
⚠️ How black markets push alcohol toward stronger, riskier forms
🏛️ Why governments fear the revenue collapse of a real ban
🧠 Why your brain responds to alcohol like it’s “familiar”

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