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234 sats \ 6 replies \ @freetx 18 Jan \ on: The death of the Nightclub culture
My oldest 2 kids are 20 and 18 now....and neither "goes out drinking". Very occasionally they may have a beer or a glass of wine, but thats like a once every two month occurrence.
Mostly they hang out with friends either by doing something like going for coffee or just going to their house.
I feel a bit strange about it all since, when I was that age meeting girls was the driving force for all our social behavior, it seems bizarrely absent from Gen-Z....not sure what that means or why its happening?
I'm Gen-X who was raised by Silent Gen parents....I had a much different childhood. We were basically "left on our own" from a young age. I don't mean that as a criticism of my parents, just that there was little to no "micromanaging" of our lives....its simply the way things were among all my friends.
However parental styles have changed significantly over the last few decades and we all tend to micromanage a bit now.
I can't really decide: Were we just completely oblivious 40 years ago....or are we just completely over-parenting now?
Regarding the lack of dating or pursuit of girls, I blame dating apps and girls. Dating apps have changed the dynamics of dating. Gen Z girls have been encouraged to fake outrage (but not orgasms) and to lie (believe all women).
Gen Z males have been defanged and neutered. Most also feel confused and defeated.
I also blame white and oriental (that's right, I said it) women for the genocide of the West (but I digress).
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Also women have been sold a lie by society, particularly through media, educational institutions, and policy, has increasingly encouraged women to pursue professional ambitions alongside personal life goals, including motherhood.
This was part of the broader feminist movement's push for gender equality, suggesting that women could achieve career success without sacrificing family life. This message was encapsulated in popular culture with phrases like "you can have it all."
Couple this with young males feeling they are not seen as the traditional patriarch anymore and recent celebrities like Jordan Peterson highlighting this phenomenon, we have a very uncertain future.
But I also digress
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Without money, a man's value is diminished
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I'm GenX and my Son is 18 and he's never touched a drop!
I'm a big drinker and I've always given him a free reign (my parents were very old school strict)
I can only put it down to the ozzy Osborne mentality 🤣🤣
Tell your kids not to and they will
Tell your kids to do it and they won't