I am a “Normie” ( and I agree with your disdain for the term), and I recently decided to stop consuming alcohol to see what effect that had. Not much that I can notice, actually. But alcohol and it’s metabolites are poisons, damage brain cells (scientifically documented), and at 66 I need to preserve what I’ve got left! I have also witnessed the devastating effects alcohol can have, so it just makes sense. But I WILL miss my craft beers.