• BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today
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    2 days ago
    • Gen Zs grew up watching all kinds of messages about drinking and driving, probably saw relatives screw up their lives with DUIs. Going out to drink isn’t an attractive idea.

    • Gen Zs are the generation with the least acces to decent wages, and alcohol in restaurants and bars has become extremely expensive. Going out drinking costs way too much.

    • Weed is easily available, and far cheaper. You can easily blow $50 in a bar in one evening, while $50 can buy enough weed for a week, and you won’t be waking up hungover every morning.

    It’s not just Gen Z, I’m an old guy, and I don’t like to drink when I go out. I might have a beer with dinner, but never more than one. I’d never drink more than a couple and drive home. You can get a DUI even if you aren’t feeling the effects, and I can’t deal with that. I’ll just drink at home.