“Also talked with several developers that believe altering their state of mind by micro-dosing (beer or otherwise) gives them insights when coding that they normally would not have. Not sure of the validity of the claims but it is an opinion that is out there.” That is right up there with “Smoking a cigarette soothes my nerves and steadies my hands, and steady hands are important for a Lung Surgeon.”

The brain’s principal reason for existence is to rationalise choices that our bodies already want to make.