A
way of doing something worthwhile for oneself regardless of the
consequences, despite
running the risk of being ignored by all and sundry as a result.
Without bottleism, my
boy, you're nobody, and it is
better by far to have a bit of
bottle in you and to be somebody, than not to ever have any bottle at all and to bottle out of life altogether, and so risk being accused by your peers of never having lived.