I'm gen X and I was at the mall the other day (first time in probably a decade) and the food court was packed, there were people at the record store, and there

I'm gen X and I was at the mall the other day (first time in probably a decade) and the food court was packed, there were people at the record store, and there were tons of teenagers dressed for mating purposes. Although I agree with a lot of the article - physical spaces receding as loci of culture, increasing psychological complexities leading to new anxieties, and complete corporate take over of creativity - the mall is alive and well!