"I'm 21, never had more than a sip of wine, not really interested. Essentially none of my friends at college drink either, though many people at the periphery of my social circle do. I've had a few discussions with friends about it, and it seems like it's probably primarily a subconscious desire to distance ourselves from the really unpleasant sort of drunkenness that is prevalent on campus, though we all agree there's nothing really so horrible about reasonable people getting tipsy occasionally. We do all generally agree that it's bad for you and expensive and unnecessary, but I mean we all eat candy from time to time. The lack of control thing is a bigger issue probably. But there's also this perception, which I don't really understand yet, that trying alcohol or drugs ever will sort of taint you. Or at least the ability to say we never have is a point of pride or something we like about ourselves or something. I do think it's quite a reasonable decision not to drink, but I do wish I..."
- Jake Eakle
The commentary on this points out a pretty fundamental problem for search - the fact that the very important distinction between needing and providing a resource is not reflected at all in the key terms describing that resource.
- Jake Eakle