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[Rick and Morty] How much of Ricks drinking is to cope with the things he's done and how much is to cope with the things he's seen?

And how much is because he's a hedonistic asshole.
gpt
Impossible to say from the scant info we're given on his past (which he's intentionally obfuscated), but it's clear from the wedding episode that he's had battles when he was younger and more idealistic, and it's clear that the side he was on lost, making him bitter and jaded.

He probably started young thinking he could change everything or fix the universes problems, maybe that's the difference between the council and our Rick, they formed a secret government while ours tried to year down the galactic government.

I'd guess he's seen too many friends die, seen his hard work go up in flames, and had his talents twisted by those he trusted, and the combination has made him a misanthropic old man who's given up on helping others and just does whatever he wants, which is usually getting drunk and having one off adventures.