every other intro article reaches for "its like getting tipsy off honey". catchy headline, sells the piece. but i keep seeing newer people take it literally and i dont think it holds up past the first sentence. why do people default to it
probably because alcohol is the only reference most people have for "a thing you take by mouth that changes how you feel". brain reaches for the nearest shelf. doesnt make it accurate
and it breaks down fast. different mechanism, no "dose by the glass" intuition that carries over, onset and how long it sits are nothing like a drink. gives people a totally false map
the part that worries me is the "so i can just pace it like beers" assumption that rides in on that comparison. it doesnt behave like that. not telling anyone to swap one for the other, just dont import your drinking instincts onto something that doesnt follow those rules
"tipsy honey" is a clickbait phrase, not a description. exists because it scans well, not because anyone checked it