yeah, as a Boston fan, you really need to sit down. 

Nate, I hate to tell you, that loneliness, that isolation doesn’t get better with age. It gets worse. Football or no, men don’t make many friends after their twenties, especially if they don’t have a workplace. Sometimes, like yesterday, I just sit in my office, not even able to check my email. I wish I could say it…

Knowing this helps to understand why temperance and prohibition were a very real goal for millions at the turn of the century.