>>211518122I thought the takeaway was that alcohol affects different people differently. Friend killed himself due to no support network. Single friend had no trouble because he won the genetic lottery, and was even able to help a kid get through his text anxiety. Friend who had family screwed things up a bit, but had a family to give him a wakeup call. Mads screwed up a bit because he should have quit earlier, but he did wake up a bit and was able to become a better teacher, and was able to take the death of the friend as a sign to be aware of his limits. Think of the lecture scene: Churchill had some "bad" habits, but was still a good person. Hitler looked better on paper, but wasn't good (leave pol aside for a minute here)