“No one is more dangerously insane than one who is sane all the time. He is like a steel bridge without flexibility, and the order of his life is rigid and brittle.”

— Alan Watts

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One of the richest people I know has a quote: “I won’t do business with anyone who doesn’t drink”. His logic is along the same line as Alan Watts here; people who don’t drink are often rigid and sterile. He says he can’t trust them. Of course there are exceptions to the rule, but it’s interesting nonetheless.

Indeed. This has been common practice among Chinese businessmen for aeons

Really? I had no clue. I’ll have to read about that more.