When I started working on the AA piece for Wired, I assumed that the nascent organization insisted on anonymity because of a 1930s stigma against alcoholism. But as it turns out, Bill Wilson created the policy for a more pragmatic reason, which he explained thusly: [In the past], alcoholics who talked too much on public […]
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Keeping the Lid On
June 25th, 2010 · 4 Comments
Tags:alcohlism·alcohol·Alcoholics Anonymous·Washingtonian movement·Wired