On Whether You're Good or Shit's Easy

I’ve always envied people who clearly have a simpler relationship to alcohol than I do.  Who can casually encounter a drink, with take it or leave it flair.  They always seem like elegant self-negating heroes to me.  But, of course, they’re not. New weight loss drugs, like Ozempic, are fascinatingly confirming that some people deal with a lot more food noise than others which makes resisting over-eating a more complicated, challenging and draining experience.  But one that has been stigmatized as a sad reflection of character.  People who seem to come up with better answers in life, are usually having a very different experience of the questions.