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In the olden days alcohol was a prerequisite to get (most) people dancing. Nowadays drinking has declined substantially, especially amongst the younger crowd wh
by 9rx 10mo ago
In the olden days alcohol was a prerequisite to get (most) people dancing. Nowadays drinking has declined substantially, especially amongst the younger crowd who are most likely to frequent concerts and clubs.
Does the article factor that in? It won't load for me, unfortunately.
- badc0ffee 10mo agoThe article does not mention alcohol.
- andy99 10mo agoOr maybe everyone feeling like they are being watched all the time (while simultaneously staring at their phones) is part of why people are drinking less? It’s a vicious cycle.
- djmips 10mo agoand potentially recorded?
- OGEnthusiast 10mo agoThe hypothesis in the article is it's smartphones and people afraid of their dancing going viral on social media. But it's interesting that you brought up declining drinking rates. I'm sure that's just as large a factor as well.
- MentatOnMelange 10mo agoI think drinking is declining for the same reason as dancing... any situation involving relaxing in a social way has gone from "what do the people around me think of me?" to "how could someone make what I'm doing look stupid to get upvotes/likes on social media?" edit: It deserves mentioning the level of drinking involved in socializing was never a good thing and I think everyone is more aware of the dangers now.