The effect may be the same, but the loose ties to glamour and sophistication have been jettisoned. You just get used to having it around. We should be proud we make rent. A few years ago, you would meet someone for coffee if you wanted to hang out. Now it's happy hour everywhere you turn.
Coffee is for breakfast and alcoholics.
There has always been a blurry line between alcoholism and social drinking. Alcoholic Anonymous and other organizations provide lists of questions to help one determine the difference. If you answer yes to one of these questions, you may have a problem. If you answer yes to more of them, however, you're merely a member of the latest generation to hit its limit. Cocktail culture is just another.