re: Youths complaining about a lack of "third places" lately

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2) is $45 for a couple pints and a burger really “a lot of money”?

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Yes.

The reality is that millennials and gen z are working more hours for less pay relative to inflation, more debt, and less disposable income than gen z and boomers had at the same age. While social media has certainly negatively impacted in-person hang out culture, the biggest driver of “why don’t millennials/zoomers like _____?” or “Millennials and Zoomers are killing _____” is money. They have significantly less disposable income, what money they have goes less far, and thus they spend less on “nights out”.

Much like social media, third places only work if everyone else uses them first.