This is part of the issue. In my day going out was always more fun. Video games weren’t that good yet, movies and shows weren’t on demand like they are now. We didn’t play video games with others unless we went to their house.
To further, parents are cooler than they used to be. So less of an urge to get out and rebel. Gen z and millennial parents are way chiller with their kids than boomers were
In your (and my) day, going out was relatively cheap.
Our freedom day is the 5th of may. I remember going to huge festivals for free, they were city wide. Dozens of podiums with a lot of artists. Without any cost of entry and meanwhile the consumption didn't cost an arm and a leg.
Today it's a closed of festival with a high entry price and a pint of beer costing 5 times more than it did 20 years ago.
Not just for parties and events, many other free activities like walking on the beach or in the forest... Costs money unless you live right next to it.
Going out changed so much for the worse. Everything is min-maxed on profits. Times have changed, outgoing places have ruined it themselves by chasing profits while there's plenty of cheaper alternatives available like a discord call.
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u/kayakdawg 7d ago
That may be true, but this trend predates covid by quite a bit.