Max, alcohol is OK in
moderation. You are not missing anything by getting plastered except a big bar bill and a horrible hangover.
Bill Cosby said it perfectly. So many folks think they HAVE to go out on Friday night and get drunk. They think they have earned it! They end up putting their face into a nasty place and puking their guts out. If you told someone they have put their face in a toilet they would fight with you. They will blow a weeks paycheck in one night getting drunk and in the morning they feel horrible and are broke.
I drink beer. But I have not been plastered in so many years I can't remember. I have no idea how much money I have spent on beer over the years but it is a chunk of change. All it has really done for me is make me fat.
If you go to a bar get club soda or just a coke. Hanging around drunk friends can be fun. Drunks love to laugh. Start telling jokes and you can have them rolling. It is easy when sober to make drunks laugh. You can be the hero designated driver and drive home drunk chicks. That can be fun.