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My bet is that this all stems from higher housing prices / cost of living. Previously you moved out at 18 or so and moved into a dorm/apartment with folks you
by _fat_santa 2y ago
My bet is that this all stems from higher housing prices / cost of living.
Previously you moved out at 18 or so and moved into a dorm/apartment with folks you age and this dynamic introduced a space where you could experiment with "vices" (alcohol, drugs, sex, parties, etc).
Now with cost of living being so insane, kids are instead choosing to live with parents and thus never get a space to experiment like this. And by the time they do have enough money to move out on their own, the "experimentation" phase is largely over.
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- hmmm-i-wonder 2y agoOn the flip side, the number of kids I see smoking/having sex at their parents houses now blows me away. My generation (millenials) it was a lot more rare to find tolerating/"non-narc" parents. Most of my friends with kids figure they'll do it anyways so might as well let them be safe about it.
- s1artibartfast 2y agoIf I was a parent of a teen I would just be glad they are socializing and fucking instead of being depressed in their room alone and doom scrolling.
- philg_jr 2y agoTbh, they’re probably doing both to some extent.
- s1artibartfast 2y agoDoomscrolling while fucking? I certainly hope not
- watwut 2y agoWell, if you do that, you will also end up alone in room pretty soo too. So, all in one.
- watwut 2y agoYoung people today drink less alcohol, smoke less, start sexual life later and get pregnant as teenagers less often then previous generation. So these parents may be up to something.
- adventured 2y agoIt's due to the decline of in-person socializing by young people. Young people don't get introduced to it as much. Less in-person peer pressure. Fewer parties. Young people do things in groups that they won't bother doing alone because it's not as fun.