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Re:The Death of Partying in the USA by lapcat on Thursday July 10, 2025 @01:38PM (#44523467)
> You have to be careful with Gen Z threads like this on Reddit and Twitter. They are inherently biased toward Gen Z people who are chronically online and deep into social media.

Wouldn't Gen X responses on those threads also be inherently biased toward Gen X people who are chronically online and deep into social media?

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Re:The Death of Partying in the USA by glxxyz on Thursday July 10, 2025 @02:39PM (#44524130)
> Wouldn't Gen X responses on those threads also be inherently biased toward Gen X people who are chronically online and deep into social media?

Maybe now, yes, but not 20+ years ago when they were younger and going out and partying.

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Re:The Death of Partying in the USA by lapcat on Thursday July 10, 2025 @02:54PM (#44524263)
I don't understand the point you're trying to make?
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Re:The Death of Partying in the USA by spiderice on Thursday July 10, 2025 @03:31PM (#44524655)
The point: If you survey Gen-Zers on Reddit to find out how many Gen-Zers are on Reddit, you'll conclude that 100% of Gen-Zers are on Reddit.
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Re:The Death of Partying in the USA by lapcat on Thursday July 10, 2025 @03:52PM (#44524785)
No, that's surely not the point, and it's not clear how this is even relevant.

But let's allow the person I addressed to reply instead of imposing your own interpretation.

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Re:The Death of Partying in the USA by conductr on Thursday July 10, 2025 @01:56PM (#44523684)
Maybe but they had a pre-internet life to reference and this topic is specifically discussing it
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Re:The Death of Partying in the USA by lapcat on Thursday July 10, 2025 @02:03PM (#44523784)
Yes? That's the point. Even the Gen Xers with strong geeky/nerdy predilections had parties back in the day.
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Re:The Death of Partying in the USA by conductr on Thursday July 10, 2025 @03:58PM (#44524844)
People change. Just because a Gen X is nerdy/chronically online now, doesn't mean they didn't party in the pre-internet era. I'm one of them that fits that mold.

I've probably withdrawn more from society specifically because I had the entertainment of being online, tons of knowledge to consume, a tool to build digital things, etc. I had none of that in most of the 90s, so I went to raves and keg parties every weekend and experimented with lots of drugs and even had sex.

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Re:The Death of Partying in the USA by lapcat on Thursday July 10, 2025 @05:01PM (#44525565)
> People change.

Yes, and also society changes people. I think that's the point, and you allude to it:

> I've probably withdrawn more from society specifically because I had the entertainment of being online, tons of knowledge to consume, a tool to build digital things, etc. I had none of that in most of the 90s

The younger generations are suprised that we used to party all the time, because they never had a chance to live under the same circumstances.

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