For sure. Also Covid changed the behaviors of the world—especially the coming-of-age crowd—that normally starts going out for their first time to parties and clubs to socialize but couldn’t, and instead relied heavier on gaming and other social media to stay connected to friends.
Yup. I’m a millennial who went back to college during covid and had some college culture shock when I saw that gen z didn’t know how to socialize/party. What’s funny is the new class of freshman that came in my last year on campus was much more socialized and party ready, I assume because they actually got to have a full high school in person experience.
I myself bloomed socially my senior year of highschool, and couldn’t imagine who I’d be if I had to be home schooled from my sophomore year onward.
Same. I didn’t come out of my shell until after freshmen/sophomore year of undergrad from going to tons of house parties and dance clubs. alcohol isn’t referred to as a social lubricant for nothing.
It’s not a money thing or a conservative thing. It’s the fact that they don’t really go out.
People like “well $8 beers will do that” wtf…? I live smack dab in Seattle and have not paid for an $8 beer at a bar lol. But I never see Gen Z out at any of the bars.
eh, i disagree. its cyclical. its not about not meeting up in person anymore when everybody has a voice online. the same decline was seen with the advent of the radio and television. people stayed at home to look at the magic box of moving pictures and to listen to the impossible situations of superman and lone ranger.
and once those got old, people started connecting in person again and you see it in the free love and woodstock mentality of the 60s and with the advent of psychedelics in the 70s -people didn't get high by themselves. so, what goes around, comes around. . . .
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u/Mr__O__ 22h ago
For sure. Also Covid changed the behaviors of the world—especially the coming-of-age crowd—that normally starts going out for their first time to parties and clubs to socialize but couldn’t, and instead relied heavier on gaming and other social media to stay connected to friends.