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re: Interesting article: Homebody millennials pushing "stay home, drink, watch Netflix" trend
Posted on 9/15/18 at 9:54 am to Bjorn Cyborg
Posted on 9/15/18 at 9:54 am to Bjorn Cyborg
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Saucey (gross), an LA-based alcohol courier app that will also bring you cigarettes, ice cream, and Doritos — all in 30 minutes or less
They need to add Mountain Dew and spread to the rest of the country. Would be a goldmine.
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Posted on 9/15/18 at 9:58 am to Bjorn Cyborg
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This is a disturbing trend that I think will have long-term negative effects.
If they are inviting friends over and cooking/dining/watching movies at home, as opposed to an expensive dinner out and night at the movies, I applaud this trend. Nothing wrong with being frugal, especially since these millennials have student loan debt coming out of their ears.
If they are doing this by themselves because they are anti-social, then yeah, this might have long term issues.
Posted on 9/15/18 at 10:00 am to LSUFanHouston
Agreed. And I think it is the latter.
Posted on 9/15/18 at 10:08 am to Bjorn Cyborg
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these trends are resulting in huge attendance decreases at everything from sporting events, to museums, to plays, to concerts, etc.
Because these things are all corporatized and set up to fleece you at every single turn. Hopefully it drives the entire current owner situation out of everything completely and then maybe someone who won't bend you over at every single chance can take over.
Posted on 9/15/18 at 10:09 am to Bjorn Cyborg
To me the financial aspect is a big factor. A lot of Millennials simply don't have the extra income to afford for going out. Between student debt, stagnant wage growth, and high rental cost, there just isn't much fun money left over.
Posted on 9/15/18 at 10:10 am to Bjorn Cyborg
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That's not what's happening. These people rarely leave the house at all, don't have ladies and aren't fricking anyone.
Yep, nobody 20-35 is fricking anymore. Posted on 9/15/18 at 10:11 am to Bayou_Tiger_225
And that's the driving factor behind the article. The same generation that's responsible for the crappy economic situation is now crying because "the damn kids won't spend enough of their money on me."
This post was edited on 9/15/18 at 10:12 am
Posted on 9/15/18 at 10:13 am to EarlyCuyler3
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And that's the driving factor behind the article. The same generation that's responsible for the crappy economic situation is now crying because "the dn kids won't spend enough of their money on me."
No, the article is written by a millennial in a millennial publication.
Posted on 9/15/18 at 10:13 am to Bjorn Cyborg
Posted on 9/15/18 at 10:15 am to Bjorn Cyborg
Going out is expensive. As much as I would like to go to bars and clubs, I would rather save the money and buy pizza, a six pack of beer and watch a movie at home. We save going out for special occaisions. Or at the least, limit it to just a couple of times per month.
ETA: We do want to check out some piano bars, so we might start doing that a little.
ETA: We do want to check out some piano bars, so we might start doing that a little.
This post was edited on 9/15/18 at 10:17 am
Posted on 9/15/18 at 10:18 am to Bjorn Cyborg
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No, the article is written by a millennial in a millennial publication
Point stands
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“Wages are down, exploitation is up,” Harris says. “A heavy divergence between productivity and the wage rate is what characterizes the millennial experience more than anything. Being exploited, that’s going to make you want to stay home.”
Posted on 9/15/18 at 10:20 am to Bjorn Cyborg
is this where I am supposed to apologize for having a pimped out living room that is bought and paid for with endless entertainment options along with being fiscally responsible and adding money to my savings, retirement, and vacation accounts?
because $8-14 dollar drinks are supposed to be competitive with a $35 bottle of bourbon
35 dollars for a chicken breast covered in some glaze with a side of asparagus and mash potatoes + 20-35% tip and taxes is supposed to be better than a 4 pack of thick cut prime NY strips
10-20 dollar you have a penis cover charge just to get into a building to spend money for yourself and potentially other people for one night or Netflix and Hulu's entire library for a month?
because $8-14 dollar drinks are supposed to be competitive with a $35 bottle of bourbon
35 dollars for a chicken breast covered in some glaze with a side of asparagus and mash potatoes + 20-35% tip and taxes is supposed to be better than a 4 pack of thick cut prime NY strips
10-20 dollar you have a penis cover charge just to get into a building to spend money for yourself and potentially other people for one night or Netflix and Hulu's entire library for a month?
Posted on 9/15/18 at 10:22 am to Bayou_Tiger_225
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A lot of Millennials simply don't have the extra income to afford for going out.
Its odd that every girl on tinder wants to "go on adventures" that apparently they can't afford.
Posted on 9/15/18 at 10:23 am to Mingo Was His NameO
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You thibk spending more time at home presumably with family and spending less money in a credit addicted nation?
I think you’re missing the point. Staying in and never leaving the house is not really healthy if you’re a young adult. Shutting yourself off from the world does not help develop valuable social skills.
Posted on 9/15/18 at 10:23 am to partywiththelombardi
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10-20 dollar you have a penis cover charge
That’s my fetish
Posted on 9/15/18 at 10:26 am to EarlyCuyler3
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Because these things are all corporatized and set up to fleece you at every single turn. Hopefully it drives the entire current owner situation out of everything completely and then maybe someone who won't bend you over at every single chance can take over.
Absolutely this.
Y’all want me and my generation to go out and socialize at events, but the cost is astronomical. $150/person for a concert ticket plus the excess fees from Ticketmaster. Hundreds of dollars for two people to attend an NFL game with parking, drinks, and tickets. Why do that when we can have just as much if not more of enjoyable time at home or in nature doing something cheap with friends?
Posted on 9/15/18 at 10:27 am to Bjorn Cyborg
Poor quality and price hikes have caused attendance to go down.
Posted on 9/15/18 at 10:29 am to Blizzard of Chizz
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Staying in and never leaving the house is not really healthy if you’re a young adult. Shutting yourself off from the world does not help develop valuable social skills.
Someone should have told me this a long time ago. I would have been out partying and getting drunk every night if I knew that was a good thing.
Posted on 9/15/18 at 10:29 am to Bjorn Cyborg
Sitting at home, drinking and eating ice cream will produce fatasses who have strokes and heart attacks in their 40s.
Posted on 9/15/18 at 10:30 am to Blizzard of Chizz
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I think you’re missing the point. Staying in and never leaving the house is not really healthy if you’re a young adult. Shutting yourself off from the world does not help develop valuable social skills.
You're missing the point. Being at home doesn't equal being alone. Last night I had 6 or so buddies over and we played Mario kart on the game cube and drank beers. Cost me about 10 bucks
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