Recently I spent a week at the beach with some friends.
Every morning I was able to get up and spend the entire day swimming, biking, kayaking, eating and lounging. No hangovers, no sleeping past noon, no arguments. One night we stayed up till 1am playing board games and listening to music. I was certain that was squarely in the realm of drinking only. We got up at 8:00 and were ready for our guided kayak trip at 9:00. Totally impossible if we had been drinking that late.
Life is better sober. I was a fool to think otherwise.