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bydskoll ( 99328 ) writes:
I think another factor is an aging population. I used to drink a little bit in my younger days, but now I find alcohol just makes me sleepy and melancholy... the exact opposite of fun. So I haven't had a drink for years and really don't miss it.
byjellomizer ( 103300 ) writes:
It might be a factor. However, the population is growing, and while the demographics are shifting a bit, they are still a lot of kids, reaching drinking age.
However there are milestones that us older folks had while growing up, that no longer seem as important to the younger generation.
Watching a PG13, R Movie, Getting a drivers license, drinking, smoking, Having Sex, Getting Married, Going to College, Getting an Apartment, getting a house... All these are in decline with the younger generation. Some because of increased difficulty with finance, due to increased cost of living rising higher than salaries, and also prevalence of online culture and access to direct media, so people are finding Cliques that are not necessarily tied to doing particular things, and accessing stuff they are more interested in.
They are plusses and minuses to this trend, but I wouldn't spend too much time complaining about it, younger folks will be doing their own thing that is different than the way older people did for generations.
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