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Nightclubs on the brink as clean-living Gen Zs ditch scene (www.yahoo.com)
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[–] 215 points 2 years ago (2 children)

clean living

Can't afford $16 + tip for a drink

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  • [–] 46 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    They mention cost of living a lot in the article. They also point out that there's way lower drug use. On top of cost of living I bet a lot of people are getting their escapism from games and Internet instead.

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  • [–] 25 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    drugs have also gotten more expensive :(

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    An ounce of weed is like $50 these days, a fraction of when I was a teenager. Just blaze.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Maybe where you live.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Weed is cheap as hell in Michigan. I wish it was true in Illinois. I'm in Indiana, where it's illegal, but getting weed from Illinois is a 30-minute drive. However, it's much more expensive and you're limited to 14 grams as a non-state resident. Getting weed from Michigan is much, much cheaper and there's no limit, but it is a 5-hour drive through Indiana for me and I'm not driving that far back through Indiana with a shit ton of weed in my car.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I just buy mine online. No driving needed.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I buy online too. And then I drive to the dispensary in Illinois and pick it up. How do they get it to you if you're in a state where it's not legal?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    I buy via https://stnrcreations.com/ Get them delivered straight to my house. Delta 8 is federally legal, so that's what you can purchase from the regardless of state. Where I live, all the smoke/vape shops also sell a bunch of delta 8 products. But I've preferred the stnr brand over most things I've tried.

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  • [–] 25 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    I think the fact that almost anything might be laced with a lethal dose of fentanyl these days could also be a contributor. A lot of drugs are just white powder… makes it hard to know what’s in it in a party setting.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Always test your stash.

    🌈the more you know.🌠

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    They mentioned a party setting.

    I don't know about you, but I'm not bringing test strips to every party, cause I'm not automatically assuming that every party will have drugs. Drugs at a party are the kind of thing that randomly shows up when you least expect it, so it's not always easy to be prepared.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    I bet a lot of people are getting their escapism from games and Internet instead.

    More and more people are getting addicted to computer/smartphone games, porn and online gambling. Less do alcohol. Tobacco seems to be constant.

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  • [–] 35 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    Plus entry fee. I grew up in a college town and went to the same university. There was a nightclub there (still there amazingly) that had beer for a dime after you paid the cover fee on Tuesdays. I think the entry fee was something like $5, if that.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    This has to be some sort of penis based loss leader for them right? Like get the dudes sloshed on cheap beer so they'll buy pricier drinks for women they hit on. I hate to say it but that strategy would definately have worked on me when I was college age.

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