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This rant comes off like he has a chip on his shoulder. He just took several different situations that offered alcohol and tried to make it seem like it's some kind of discrimination. Like with the beer dispenser.. he could have sold it or gift it to a coworker.

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I didn’t get that vibe. I took away that the sum of all those interactions can culturally make some one who doesn’t drink feel alienated. To be mindful of that, and offer alternatives.

If you wholesale abstain from an activity that the vast majority of people around you do, yes, you are a little alien.

Ya, I’m curious as to what the other “normal” prizes were.

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