[nuancedquestion]

Alcohol takes the fun out of socializing when stripped of it you are left with tables, chairs and a room. And company that spits and slurs!

Without alchohol social scenes may be more creative. Karoke. Board games. Social games. Deep conversatiobs. Challenges. Parties like you had as a kid.

[matwood]

Your off hand comment about spits and slurs makes me realize people all consume alcohol very differently. I feel like anytime there is a conversation around alcohol, dose needs to be stated. Obviously it's going to be hard to have deep conversations with someone who has had 12 beers, but someone who has had a drink or two, lowering their inhibitions, will likely open up more.

[umanwizard]

Everything you mentioned is more fun with alcohol. Alcohol makes humans less shy and more sociable which is one of the main reasons people enjoy it.

[definitelyauser]

I absolutely cannot imagine singing karaoke without alcohol.

Alcohol certainly does not preclude it.

[nuancedquestion]

Karoke is an alcohol+non alcohol friendlier gig than sitting at a table for 6 hours not even eating :)

[watwut]

Karaoke without alcohol sounds like a torture.

[pclmulqdq]

I sing a lot and my choir friends can do karaoke sober, but they are the only people I know who can sing in public with no social lubricant. Citing karaoke as a sober activity was very odd to me.