1. The glass is not always an option. The evening still is.
The evening swap
You are not looking to get drunk. You are looking for the twenty minutes where the day stops. A drink is the default answer to that — and it is not always on the table, not always welcome, and never free: one glass becomes two, the sleep gets worse, and you wake up slightly behind. Every time. So the question is not whether you can do without. It is what takes its place.
