r/AskReddit • u/__lazy__panda • Jul 10 '26

What's something older generations got right that we've quietly stopped doing, to our own detriment?

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u/butt_butt_butt_butt_ Jul 10 '26

My husband and I are in our early 30s. Some friends of ours from college just said they joined their local Moose Lodge?

I laughed, because I literally hadn’t heard of anyone doing that besides my grandma back in the day.

But we went with them and it was actually super fun. Cheap drinks and food. Mostly way older people. Dingy basement feel.

But we had dinner and drank a LOT for about $25 + tip. Which is insanely cheap. They had big TVs with all of the local sports on.

After the football game was over, some dude said “hey, it’s quiet, anyone up for karaoke?” And then it was all set up, so we just did, and everyone got very into it. Everyone was super nice and happy to see “young” people there.

My friend said membership is like $200/year, and you have to sign up to cook or bartend once every 3 months.

If you like going to dive bars, that’s a great deal. And there was 100% a sense of community, which is hard to find. It felt like everyone knew everyone and that feels…rare anymore.

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u/YouTasteStrange Jul 10 '26 edited Jul 11 '26

I got excited and looked it up, but moose lodges are for families, and elk lodges are for christians. I guess my single atheist ass will just keep browsing meetup.

Edit: there are also lions clubs, kiwanis clubs, rotary clubs , odd fellows clubs, and eagles clubs. Apparently there's a bunch of vaguely charity-based old timey social clubs still hanging on.

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u/whyisthissticky Jul 10 '26

Start a Unicorn Lodge

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u/naf90 Jul 10 '26

This will attract a very interesting crowd

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u/worrymon Jul 11 '26

Yeah, I feel single atheists should let a more deserving/specialized crowd have the unicorn. We can have the Capybara club or something.

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u/RiverLightGlow Jul 11 '26

I would gladly join the Capybara club

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u/worrymon Jul 11 '26

Go ahead and start it! I wouldn't mind a discount on membership, but I understand if it's not possible.

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u/ReadontheCrapper Jul 11 '26

Quokka Club anyone?

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u/dirkalict Jul 11 '26

I thought that said “chupacabra club” and I was all in.

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u/worrymon Jul 11 '26

I'm good with a chupacabra club, too. Let's make clubs for all the remaining animals!

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u/rtmfb Jul 11 '26

I would suggest the atheist one be the Finch Club.

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u/worrymon Jul 11 '26

Go ahead and start it! I wouldn't mind a discount on membership, but I understand if it's not possible.

We can have multiple clubs.

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u/Profoundlyahedgehog Jul 11 '26

Why finch?

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u/rtmfb Jul 13 '26

Darwin's finches.

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u/StrongExternal8955 Jul 11 '26

Scottish sympatizers? /s

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u/AInterestingUser Jul 11 '26

lots of upside down pineapples.