The only thing NOT mentioned in that excellent rant is the ONE thing that AA is based on and is AA's entire basis for recovery - working the 12 Steps out of the big book with a sponsor. Everything else is an adjunct to that, including meetings. The "plug in the jug", "don't drink no matter what" never worked for me. I drink no matter what and the plug won't stay in the jug. With the steps, at least I started to see why - and the journey gets pretty interesting then!