For the first time in a long time, I was watching YouTube.

As for alcohol, I have talked about it again and again, but if I (Ebata) were to list the disadvantages and advantages, it would be something like this.

■Disadvantages of Ebata's quitting drinking alcohol

- I despair (and still despair) that I will never be able to enjoy alcohol.

- I can only talk about "sake" in my memories.

- I need Sleeping pills and stabilizers on a steady basis.

- I hated drinking even more.

- My consumption of non-alcoholic beer has increased

■Advantages of Ebata's quitting drinking alcohol

- Lost weight.

- Shoulders are no longer stiff.

- I'm able to stand my ground at work.

- My naps are now regular.

- No more warnings from the human health inspectors.

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My wife asks me if I can't 'control alcohol' by saying I only drink on weekends or at the end of the year.

However, I am too clumsy to perform such "analog control" well. Therefore, I have no choice but to use digital control.

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The WHO may be correct in its assertion that "alcohol is the best of all medicines" is a false theory, and "alcohol is 100% poison" is the true theory.

However, even if alcohol is an addictive drug like morphine, methamphetamine, or narcotics, it is legal if the law allows it.

I don't criticize smokers as long as they don't spread stale air.

In addition, if, on the contrary, alcohol and tobacco have the effect of shortening life expectancy and curbing social security costs, this would even be welcome.

Taxes on alcohol and tobacco are delicious from a state fiscal perspective.

I used to make my alcohol, so I know the cost of alcohol and have a rough understanding of tobacco.

I was pretty shocked when I found out that beer can be made for about the price of tap water +/- (by the way, the statute of limitations has already passed on the contents of this column).

To me, both alcohol and cigarettes seem to be "state-sponsored psychic sales" from the perspective of "continuing to pay taxes while destroying one's own body" -- but still, they are legal.

Here is a story by a tobacco company about the effect of reduced pensions due to the premature death of smokers.

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Thanks to the efforts of WHO and various governments, the smoking rate is decreasing year by year.

(I feel it has not decreased as much as I had hoped.)

The government's next target is probably "alcohol".

I am a college student and have never seen a college student smoking on campus (true).

I believe that if the increase in social security costs caused by alcohol becomes quantitatively precise, the government will turn to a "prohibition campaign" with the very survival of the nation at stake.