Homebound: The Long-Term Rise in Time Spent at Home Among U.S. Adults

Re:Homebound: The Long-Term Rise in Time Spent at Home Among... by actionfromafar on Monday August 19, 2024 @02:30PM (#41293475)

I am sorry, the rest of what you said resonates, but I must point out how funny it is that nobody goes to the beach anymore, it's too crowded. :-)

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Re:Homebound: The Long-Term Rise in Time Spent at Home Among... by charlie0 on Monday August 19, 2024 @04:54PM (#41294501)

lol, this so true and it keeps from visiting certain places. You just know it's going to be either circling around for 20 minutes or more trying to find parking, or parking really far away and then having to carry everything to the beach which may not even be possible to do on a single trip.

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Re:Homebound: The Long-Term Rise in Time Spent at Home Among... by vel0city on Tuesday August 20, 2024 @11:40AM (#41301051)

TBH though some of their other examples like sporting events and concerts are similarly tied to this. It's too expensive so nobody goes. Except the tickets still sell very well, and the stadiums are still largely full despite the higher concession and ticket prices.

Restaurants are too expensive, so everyone eats at home. And yet it's still hard to get reservations at many places and drive through lines circle the buildings.

Its stupid expensive to go to a Disney park these days. Think those places are empty?

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