[Galbally]

I would consider it won, when as a general cultural rule human beings don't feel the need en masse to view reality through the prism of drink, or coke, or dope or any other recreational drug. However, human beings being weak, foolish, and easily deluded by their own desires will continue to do all these things. So I don't see there ever being a situation where people won't feel the need to get off their heads to be themselves. Sad.

Its an interesting question, but I suppose slightly to one side. What effect would you say it has had that many of the traders, bankers, hedge funders, and other financials are mostly young arrogant men, coked out of their brains most weekends, with as much easy money, sex with numerous young women, drugs and endless opportunities to misbehave (and be lauded for their machismo) had on their totally irresponsible attitude to what they were actually doing with other people's money?

Its a strange time, when all the rock stars are timid vegitarian middle aged men, and the bankers are totally irresponsible, young, crazy drug-fuelled hedonists.