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> I think HN should add drugs/alcohol to the forbidden topics list next to politics.

There is no forbidden list, and banning politics was a short-term experiment years ago that failed miserably.

Of course, if you think a post is inappropriate given the guidelines re: intellectual curiosity, you are free to flag it individually, which happens heavily enough to bury them a lot (but not universally) for political posts despite them not being banned.

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This post already paid itself for me since I learned a new word (teetotaller - a person who never drinks alcohol).

It also generally means someone who is militant about others not drinking.

Not a pleasant name.

Me, I don't drink, but don't really care, whether or not anyone else does (unless they are driving).

I don't drink either and theoretically, I also don't care what other people consume - but in reality I would love to have more sober (dancing) parties, with people who lerned to have fun and can dance, without needing to shoot themself up before.

As drunk people on the dancefloor are quite annoying and even dangerous.

("Ecstatic dance" is a new trend that captures this clear, but wild party sentiment, that I love)

Old word:

https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-a-teetotaller-3530549

The reason you haven't heard it is because it's more of a historical term from the temperance moment.

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