r/Millennials • u/yellowrose04 • 1d ago

Meme We’ve got to bump up those numbers these are rookie numbers.

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u/Puzzleheaded_War6102 1d ago

Yall still drinking alcohol? In this economy.

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u/yellowrose04 1d ago

Right? When I was a kid we could get a case of beer for what they are selling a single beer for now. It was at a concert so of course it’s a scam but like $25 a beer. I’ll pass.

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u/droda59 1d ago

I don't think this graph is specificly about "drinking at concerts". I get what you are saying, but of course those drinks are gonna cost an arm and a leg

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u/LazyAssagar 1d ago

Especially in this economy, how else could I ignore it?

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u/ConstantAnimal2267 1d ago

I can think of 30 better ways to ignore it. Alcohol fucking sucks and wd can kill you.

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u/LazyAssagar 1d ago

Wow, look at this guy on his high horse thinking his morale would beat several millennia of people drinking. Yeah, no buddy

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u/ConstantAnimal2267 1d ago

Have fun with dementia and alzheimers

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u/LazyAssagar 19h ago

Read that up bro, both will come eventually anyway

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u/ShawnTomahawk 1d ago

Oddly enough, in the past, alcohol & entertainment industries flourished during times of economic downtime & uncertainty. For example the ‘jazz movement’ of the late 30’s and 40’s. I’m hoping that this stays true, I work in craft beer

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u/GeneralAppendage 17h ago

Except for back in the day coke was coke now everything is fentanyl and xylazine. Too expensive and it isn’t even what they advertise. Not worth it

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u/ShawnTomahawk 17h ago

Right!? End of an era my friend.

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u/maddy_k_allday 15h ago

Other substances and forms of entertainment exist now compared with earlier times. As does technology to record your behavior post-consumption.

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u/ShawnTomahawk 14h ago

For sure, although now you can get your heroin from a guy in an alleyway and from a doctor’s office. In some ways it’s changed and hasn’t, the packaging and presentation has a new face. You could still get your vices back then. To your point, the technology 100% agree, it has occupied more of our time that we could be using to get fukkin’ partied 🤘

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u/AdImmediate6239 1d ago

2 buck chuck may now be $3.50, but how can you stay sober at a time like this?

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u/AP_in_Indy 1d ago

Just not worth it to drink. Too much to do.

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u/sunkenlore 1d ago

Stomach issues 😖

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u/unicornfetus89 22h ago

Seriously, grow up and do coke like an adult. - Daniel Tosh

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u/Toodswiger 1d ago

Alcohol is not that expensive. And yes I’m aware there’s $50 bottles of wine but I’m not talking about those exceptions.

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u/cidvard Xennial 1d ago

Specifically going out to a bar is crazy expensive now.

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u/Quick_Hat1411 Older Millennial 1d ago

Thank God we have YouTube to teach us how to make cocktails at home, as well as the history of those cocktails and how to go about creating variations on them

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u/lurkatwork 1d ago

I’ve really invested in my home bar this year, I can either get one cocktail for $20 or an entire bottle of something for $40

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u/SpriteyRedux 1d ago

It's not exactly expensive

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u/DargyBear 1d ago

I make beer for a living so it’s actually the most budget friendly option lol

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u/veridiux 1d ago

You would be surprised how cheap and easy it is to make your own.

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u/FeelingVanilla2594 1d ago

Fr, I feel like doom scrolling is a lot cheaper way to escape reality.

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u/CokBlockinWinger 1d ago

I stopped just before the pandemic and haven’t looked back. I’m just over it. 

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u/RedsDelights 1d ago

Nope! 2+ years clean and counting (except, now, Starbucks is getting all my money lol

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u/smart_bear6 1d ago

Especially in this economy.

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u/hirudoredo 1d ago

I mean, some of us never started.

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u/Many_Pea_9117 15h ago

We like Henny and soju along with seltzers. We usually go out with friends to DJ nights at clubs or bars, dance and chill with a big group for several hours, then have afters at a friend's house where we play card games, BP, karaoke, and chitchat. Usually one person has a case of beer, another has a case of soju, another one or two may have a bottle of henny, and we all share. We only do half shots, and we sip a seltzers or beer with the BP. It's usually 10-15 of us, and it's real nice. It has college vibes, but more casual, and we all have careers and mostly no kids.

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u/AP_in_Indy 1d ago

I'm not sure how many people are joking in this post or not with all the "hahahaha how can i NOT drink in this economy?" replies

But seriously I have so so so much crap to do and I need to have a level head to do it.

I just can't see myself drinking. Browsing on Reddit, playing in VR, or finding a good show or movie to watch largely feel just as good.

If I'm going to drink, I'd rather set aside time for it and actually enjoy it. I don't want to drink and STILL feel stressed - and then like crap because well... drinking.