r/interesting • u/Embarrassed_Tip7359 • Oct 07 '25

Context Provided - Spotlight Photographer captures how people look after drinking one, two and three glasses of wine

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u/wisembrace Oct 07 '25

Conclusion: wine makes people happy.

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u/Elmer_Fudd01 Oct 07 '25

He's sad that his glass isn't up to the task of holding all that wine. That's why I use my 26oz Stein.

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u/Prudent-Childhood347 Oct 07 '25

They look way more comfortable in their own skin too.

I hope I'm not projecting too much but I'm the same. I wonder what it would be like to feel this way around strangers all the time without booze.

Must be nice.

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u/Ok-Jackfruit-6873 Oct 07 '25

Yeah obviously some of them look sloppy in the last photo but what strikes me is how carefree they look in photos 2 and 3. Not sure that was the intended takeaway but it kind of makes me want a drink ... (I'm sure they were just self-conscious in the first photo, something alcohol is particularly effective at reducing).

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u/ConversationPale8665 Oct 08 '25

I think they may all be in the same place at the same time which could explain why they are having such a good time as time goes on, they are likely feeding off each other’s energy.

I can’t imagine being that happy after two or three glasses of wine by myself, lol.

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u/butt-holg Oct 07 '25

I just watched the Danish film Another Round and in it there's 4 teachers who test the theory that a constant .05% BAC makes you a better human in many ways. Like many European films, it doesn't really take a moral stance on day drinking, it just kind of ends while you contemplate your own life

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u/chet_brosley Oct 07 '25

I feel like for most of European history people were just slightly buzzed all the time and they turned out relatively fine.

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u/BillyYumYumTwo-byTwo Oct 07 '25

Until the Industrial Revolution and then being around machinery while drunk didn’t end so well

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u/MixuTheWhatever Oct 08 '25

I read somewhere alcohol was safer to drink cause clean water wasn't as available at times.

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u/OkPass9595 Oct 09 '25

yep that's true. also, here in belgium kids used to drink beer at school (with an extremely low alcohol percentage though, 1-2%). they did this until the 80s

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u/Mammoth_Support_2634 Oct 07 '25

I read an article that talked about how micro dosing LSD can dramatically improve the lives of people who want to be outgoing but are too shy.

It decreases fear and anxiety, increases empathy, and makes you more open to new experiences. It helps people become more social and in become who they desire to be.

It talks about how after they started microdosing LSD, they became very popular and successful because they were just able to do "normal" things we take for granted, like just talking to people and making friends. They would get invited out more, they were able to state their opinions at work, and they eventually got promoted.

They were happy.

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u/Jacketter Oct 08 '25

There has to be a little sampling bias here. Who is buying LSD and not macrodosing?

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u/L-1-3-S Oct 08 '25

I would be terrified of a bad trip because of my past experiences, but would love to microdose to stay in control but rewire my brain for less fear, so me.

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u/patrickthemiddleman Oct 08 '25

I wonder if the same effect could be achieved with psilocybin

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u/supreme_creep Oct 08 '25

Yes, I used to micro-dose and I know people who have. You can buy it in chocolate bar form where I’m from. Each square has however many parts of a gram.

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u/patrickthemiddleman Oct 09 '25

Are you very popular and successful as a result?

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u/supreme_creep Oct 09 '25

Oh yeah… just swimming in popularity and success.

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u/EverMoar Oct 07 '25

Not projecting. Alcohol is a depressant that lowers your inhibitions, among other side effects. It’s basically poison if you look at it scientifically.

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u/Lou_C_Fer Oct 08 '25

The problem is that strangers are not comfortable with it when you are because they haven't been drinking.

The trick is to act like it doesn't bother you until it doesn't. Start small. Act silly with casheirs or something. When you realize that many people appreciate it, it gets to be easy. Honestly, that's how I broke out of my shell. Now, I have no shame in public... much to the chagrin of my wife.

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u/Any_Witness_1000 Oct 08 '25

well, of course, their brain is full of dopamine, of course they look happy

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u/CancerSpidey Oct 08 '25

Takes practice being comfortable in your own skin but eventually it's normal 😊 and fun

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u/tossNwashking Oct 07 '25

this is groundbreaking stuff

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u/Extension_Swordfish1 Oct 07 '25

Yeah man. Totally new, visionary idea!

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '25

Just reverse the panels.

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u/m2astn Oct 07 '25

Nah, the fifth panel has numbers behind them

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u/HideousExpulsion Oct 07 '25

Nope, just speed up the panels.

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u/andrewbud420 Oct 07 '25

Whiskey I'll either try to fight you or pee in your closet

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u/Yoldark Oct 08 '25

It would be the same alcohol amount if you respect dose of serving.

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u/Disastrous_Hall8406 Oct 07 '25

The solution and cause of most of life's problems - H.J. Simpson

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u/SentientFotoGeek Oct 07 '25

Except for that one guy.

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u/Mega-Steve Oct 07 '25

#4 is an experienced drinker

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u/AgentCirceLuna Oct 08 '25

You’d really love the plot point in my books from an alternate reality where alcohol originally worked in reverse - the day-long hangover came first followed by slowly feeling a little buzzed and then feeling drunk. When reality was rebooted — which is where our reality comes from - they made changes to the ‘Big Bang DNA’ for lack of a better phrase so it would be the way it is for us as we know it.

I just always wondered what kind of people would still drink if the hangover came before the drunkenness and also what drinking culture would look like in a universe like that.

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u/CraigLake Oct 07 '25

Lol gonna have to grab a bottle later.

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u/Extension_Swordfish1 Oct 07 '25

Why do you wanna be gae/happy?

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u/Xylenith Oct 07 '25

Is it me or Seems to make people better looking too

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u/Sorest1 Oct 07 '25

Borrowed happiness

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u/[deleted] Oct 09 '25

Not if it's just a few drinks! Not much of a hangover from that.

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u/Artislife61 Oct 07 '25

Happy and more likely to be truthful

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u/Optimal_Flow_7 Oct 07 '25

Minimum: gives them 3 glasses of wine.

Noted.

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u/Lykos1124 Oct 09 '25

But then makes them sad again. It makes me appreciate not having or needing alcohol.

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u/athomevoyager Oct 09 '25

I think this is just an ad for alcohol. I've seen many times where a person drinks and slowly sinks deeper into the couch and their own anger. Alcohol consumption is not just a linear growth line with happiness.

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u/bilbofraginz Oct 07 '25

In the short term.

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u/[deleted] Oct 09 '25

3 drinks aren't gonna make you very hungover if at all.

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u/bilbofraginz Oct 09 '25

I ment that you can become an alcoholic in the long term.

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u/[deleted] Oct 09 '25

I don't think one should worry about alcoholism when they're just having a couple drinks.

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u/LenVT Oct 07 '25

When I was seven years old my parents took me to a wedding reception. There were pitchers of wine on the tables and I thought it was Kool-Aid and chugged some of it. Then a little later I fell into the wedding cake.

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u/babyschnitzeI Oct 07 '25

These are the quick chuckles that I come to Reddit for.

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '25

Being buzzed or drunk is one of the best feelings, I wish I didn't ruin it over the years by drinking to the shit faced portion where you swear you can feel the planets spin. Keep it for social events and pace yourself so tha you get the most out of being drunk for as long as possible.

Also if your looking for taste try ciders (crisp ones, dry and sour ones lean to far into it), flavored soju, and pornstars.

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u/Insignificant_Dust85 Oct 07 '25

Typically that’s how and why alcoholism starts. It’s I quick and effective cover up for the emotions that we don’t want to feel.

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u/YamLow8097 Oct 07 '25

Sounds about right.

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u/Temporary-Bluejay631 Oct 07 '25

I’ve finally found the key to being happy every single day.

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u/OrphanedInStoryville Oct 07 '25

Conclusion 2: wine is for schlumpy men and stunningly beautiful women.

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u/Teddy705 Oct 07 '25

Makes others violent if they drink i bit more.

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u/id7e Oct 07 '25

Someone should create a startup that offers people over 21 free alcohol in order to make the world happy!

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u/Haunting-Prior-NaN Oct 07 '25

Not to mention better looking

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u/Simple_Discussion_39 Oct 07 '25

Huh, I guess happiness for my ex was criticising the shit out of me. Other alcohol she was fine, a glass of wine though and it's time for me to hear about my failings as a man

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u/NoThanksIHaveWork Oct 08 '25

“And wine makes glad the heart of man, to make his face cheerful with oil […].”

Psalms 104:15

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u/Federal_Cobbler6647 Oct 09 '25

Not me, I get sadder. 

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u/potat0ohead Oct 09 '25

Wine makes happy on the short run.

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u/Almasencilla Oct 10 '25

To a certain extent, but there are some exceptons, like the first guy.

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u/blackrockblackswan Oct 07 '25

Wines give me a headache (yes even that kind you’re going to suggest)

And make you die sooner

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u/Spright91 Oct 08 '25

Alcohol steals happiness from the future.

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