[Etheryte]

Hard disagree with the effects of alcohol being universal. Some get energetic, some get tired, others get happy while others still get rowdy. I would say that the range of personalities hidden behind a few drinks are more varied than they are with say MDMA.

Likewise for comparing the availability of alcohol to other substances on a time line: MDMA only became widely known in the 70s! That's nothing compared to the millenia we've known how to make booze.

Shortly, I don't think either one of the arguments holds up to scrutiny.