>>8841336Not speaking for him, but I found it's best not to make an announcement. I just say no thanks to beers when visiting, skip trips to the bar.
The downside is you lose a lot of friends, but the upside is realizing that maybe they weren't really your friends in the first place. And I say that with no hard feelings.
I still drink here and there, and I still smoke the blessed herb a few times a year as well. But the moderation, along with saying no to (((globalism))), has cut a lot of social dead weight. Now there's more time to lift and gather the Minecraft addresses of shills.