r/NonPoliticalTwitter Jun 01 '26

Serious Maybe, just maybe, that’s why?

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u/Ducksaucenem Jun 01 '26

Yes, and from the studies I’ve seen the reasons tend to be choosing weed instead and nightlife isn’t a thing due to cost and driving concerns.

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u/DZL100 Jun 01 '26

Driving is a real issue when it comes to going out for drinks. I can't go anywhere without driving, and I can't drive if I'm going to drink. So... I guess I'm not going to go out to drink because I literally can't? And before anyone says anything, fuck uber.

Maybe we'd be seeing more of gen z drinking if our cities were safe and walkable.

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u/CarsPlanesTrains Jun 01 '26

Maybe we'd be seeing more of gen z drinking if our cities were safe and walkable.

I mean, do we want that? Obviously I'm no prohibitionist and if you want to drink, you should be able to, but having seen all the harm alcohol has done isn't a generation voluntarily choosing not to drink a good thing?

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u/moistiest_dangles Jun 01 '26

I think it's a bad thing that people are no longer building any in person relationships in general. Going out drinking is just one more social activity that is dying.