Swapping Booze for Tea – Gen Z’s New Rebellion

2025-04-18

I’m sat in Starbucks watching five Gen Z women laughing like they’ve just had three glasses of prosecco. But they haven’t. They’re sipping chai lattes and matchas—not a drop of booze in sight. No slurred words. No shamey flashbacks. Just connection, presence, and joy. Turns out, you don’t need alcohol to come alive. This isn’t a phase. It’s a quiet revolution. A generation raised on filters and FOMO is choosing tea over tequila—and presence over poison. And here’s the good news: You don’...

I’m sat in Starbucks watching five Gen Z women laughing like they’ve just had three glasses of prosecco. But they haven’t.

They’re sipping chai lattes and matchas—not a drop of booze in sight. No slurred words. No shamey flashbacks. Just connection, presence, and joy.

Turns out, you don’t need alcohol to come alive.

This isn’t a phase. It’s a quiet revolution. A generation raised on filters and FOMO is choosing tea over tequila—and presence over poison.

And here’s the good news: You don’t have to be Gen Z to join them. You just have to become a STRIVER.

Because being alcohol-free-as-fuck isn’t about getting sober. It’s about getting curious. And when you do, you realise:

You were never broken. You were just sold a broken story.

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