GenZ doesn’t have money for bar trips and also why would spend $50 on bar drinks when I could get $4 in weed and have just as much fun?
Ive never heard someone who both drinks and smoke say that smoking weed is funner than a night of drinking and partying. To each their own but i think its like comparing apples to orages in that one is fun and the other is relaxing or enjoyable at most.
I blame my autism; weed allows my brain to relax and reduce social anxiety better than alcohol for whatever reason. Weed makes me calm and clear; alcohol makes things fuzzy.
Plus i tend to really dislike alcohol after effects, whereas the only downside to weed is I sometimes munchie snack too much lol.
More countries need hash bars.
One could save a lot by drinking at home, too. Either way, it’s the company that makes the experience.
That may not be a great business model: I’m gen X and the more I age, the less I can drink. And all the people my age I know experience the same unfortunate age-related side effects of drinking.
If you’re willing to pay the same amount (+ inflation) for the lower amount of drinks it may work out for another one or two decades.
Gen Z isn’t stopping their drinking, it’s gone down a bit in percentage. The alcohol companies aren’t making as much money and it’s not going up, so they’re worried. Boo hoo corporations. Did any of these wineries/breweries really not have money to start with? Besides, it could just as easily go up if they start living a decent life monetarily and the econom & politics weren’t fucked.
From 1997 to 2023, at least 60% of Americans reported drinking alcohol. The figure fell to 62% in 2023 and to 58% in 2024, before reaching 54% today. Prior to the most recent poll, the rate has been under 60% fewer than 10 times, including 58% in the initial 1939 poll and a one-time low of 55% recorded in 1958. The highs of 68% to 71% were all recorded between 1974 and 1981.
https://news.gallup.com/poll/693362/drinking-rate-new-low-alcohol-concerns-surge.aspx
Shouldnt it also be considered tho that the reach of surveys for gen x and millennials was far less than gen z? I mean fuck between 97 and 2010 people didnt have the internet in their pockets or businesses tracking their ever penny.
GenX are too old and health conscious to drink $30 cocktails.
