No, it's the opposite direction. It's because the real world is largely shit.
The reason it really picked up is that you don't have to see the swarms of immigrants or deal with traffic. People aren't choosing social media over vacations or even nice outings, they're choosing it over going to the shitty overpriced bar or restaurant which just microwaves food.
The sad truth of this is it seems that bars and restaurants have become the pinnacle of adult socialization. I don't really like bars and drinking that much, and it's definitely a pain to try to find other things. Then the Covid clown world killed off some of it even more.
The last century has been a long tumble down of "if you aren't drinking while doing it, its not fun." And the last half century or so added "if you aren't getting high instead then its no good."
Like, nearly every non-hobby socialization revolves around either alcohol, drugs, or food for most people. And nobody seems to recognize that is a problem.
That's because drinking, getting high, and taking meals are more enjoyable with company, and providing friends with booze, dope, or food is a time-honored way to express affection.
Well yeah, but the times of Prohibition is when it kicked into overdrive in American culture, as the banning of it created a whole new culture of being cool, edgy, and generally just marketing it to the high heavens.
Honestly, the level of response to Prohibition did more to convince me of its point than any of the arguments against it. The execution was horrendously retarded, but the sheer depths people went to in response proved there certainly was a problem.
No, it's the opposite direction. It's because the real world is largely shit.
The reason it really picked up is that you don't have to see the swarms of immigrants or deal with traffic. People aren't choosing social media over vacations or even nice outings, they're choosing it over going to the shitty overpriced bar or restaurant which just microwaves food.
The sad truth of this is it seems that bars and restaurants have become the pinnacle of adult socialization. I don't really like bars and drinking that much, and it's definitely a pain to try to find other things. Then the Covid clown world killed off some of it even more.
The last century has been a long tumble down of "if you aren't drinking while doing it, its not fun." And the last half century or so added "if you aren't getting high instead then its no good."
Like, nearly every non-hobby socialization revolves around either alcohol, drugs, or food for most people. And nobody seems to recognize that is a problem.
That's because drinking, getting high, and taking meals are more enjoyable with company, and providing friends with booze, dope, or food is a time-honored way to express affection.
The only problem is excess.
This has been an issue for the last several hundred years not just the last hundred. It got so bad they even banned alcohol for a while
Bars and taverns are basically the only places men can be honest with each other, and even then under a veil of In vino veritas.
Of course, women saw that drunken camaraderie and banned it the moment they got the vote.
Well yeah, but the times of Prohibition is when it kicked into overdrive in American culture, as the banning of it created a whole new culture of being cool, edgy, and generally just marketing it to the high heavens.
Honestly, the level of response to Prohibition did more to convince me of its point than any of the arguments against it. The execution was horrendously retarded, but the sheer depths people went to in response proved there certainly was a problem.